| Soil |
- Choose materials grown through regenerative methods such as crop rotation, composting, and no-till farming
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- Support soil health through direct sourcing from regenerative farms, and compostable packaging
- Implement pre-planting contracts and fiber transparency
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- Design with what the land gives: adapt to local fiber traits
- Source from regenerative farms
- Design for disassembly and biodegradability
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- Choose regenerative products
- Support local fiber systems
- Engage in composting and soil education
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- Support regenerative transition via subsidies
- Fund farmer education
- Reward carbon sequestration
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- Fund local regenerative initiatives and soil health research
- Support infrastructure development
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| Ecosystems |
- Select fibers based on how they contribute to entire ecological systems, such as wool from rotationally grazed sheep or cotton integrated into agroforestry
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- Repurpose waste, like cotton scraps for reusable products
- Reward quality through incentives
- Support regional processing that protects ecosystem identity and reduces emissions
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- Enable artisan-led solutions (e.g., sanitary pads from scraps)
- Incentivize quality production and slow fashion practices
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- Engage in local ecosystem projects
- Advocate for regenerative food/fashion
- Avoid harmful waste practices
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- Support local ecosystem regeneration
- Incentivize circular systems
- Fund restoration programs
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- Invest in infrastructure for local biodiversity (e.g., regional dyeing, composting)
- Co-fund ecosystem-scale transitions
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| Ways of Being |
- Embrace materials that show signs of imperfections/aging
- Inspire garment care and repair, deepening the wearer’s connection
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- Prioritize flexible, decentralized models and community-based training
- Build supply chain structures on trust, autonomy, and long-term local engagement
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- Create flexible labor models
- Design spaces for human flourishing
- Develop cultural and spiritual capital
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- Shift perception: see humans as part of ecosystems
- Practice conscious consumption
- Learn about supply chains
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- Support holistic education
- Integrate TEK and long-term stewardship into policy
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- Invest in people-centered models
- Value cultural/spiritual capital alongside financial returns
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| Connection to Place |
- Use fibers and dyes that reflect local textures and histories
- Reframe clothing as a map of the land, honoring its unique ancestral roots
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- Avoid extractive exports
- Build regional webs and incorporate storytelling to root products in land and tradition
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- Celebrate local fibers and crafts
- Implement place-labeled products
- Enable traceability rooted in land and community
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- Wear clothes that reflect place
- Support bioregional textile systems
- Participate in local storytelling
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- Develop place-based policies
- Promote land justice and tenure reforms
- Support local economic ecosystems
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- Invest in land regeneration and cultural revival
- Fund place-based production and infrastructure
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