Join PA Fibershed and the Fibershed Affiliate Network on February 9th at 3:00 PM for a Bast Fiber discussion featuring Nica Rabinowitz from Northern California Fibershed who will discuss expanding the Climate Beneficial Verification program to bast fibers.

Nica will share an overview of Fibershed’s Climate Beneficial Verified (CBV) program, which supports farmers in adopting carbon-farming practices that deliver measurable climate, biodiversity, and community benefits. The conversation will focus on plans to expand CBV criteria and support to bast fibers such as flax and hemp, including addressing key challenges in domestic processing, supply-chain transparency, and cooperative fiber aggregation.

About the Presenter:

Nica Rabinowitz is a regenerative agriculture and textiles advocate, researcher, and educator. Her work since graduating with a BFA in fashion design from Parsons School of Design in 2015, has been rooted in community building, farming, and soil to soil textile creation and production. Nica holds a M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction and has taught people of all ages in the classroom, in the field, and in the boardroom. When Nica is not cultivating brand partnerships, direct to consumer pathways, and Climate Beneficial supply chains you can find her in the weeds on Fiberhouse Farm, a living laboratory in the Blue Ridge Mountains.