2015 Quivira Conference, Rebecca Burgess

2015 Quivira Conference, Rebecca Burgess

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Rebecca is the Executive Director of Fibershed. She has over a decade of experience writing and implementing hands-on curriculum that focuses on the intersection of restoration ecology and fiber systems. She has taught at Westminster College, Harvard University, and has created workshops for a range of NGOs and corporations. She is the author of the best-selling book Harvesting Color, a bioregional look into the natural dye traditions of North America. She has built an extensive network of farmers and artisans within our region's Northern California Fibershed to pilot the regenerative fiber systems model at the community scale.

Quivira Conference, Nov 2015, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Plentiful, ample, bountiful, generous, fertile, rich, replete--these are words that describe both the attitude and the goals of the next wave of agrarians. A social movement is like an ocean wave. It arises at a certain period of time, gathers strength, grows and works toward a defined goal, becoming an effective agent of change for a while. Eventually, a new wave with fresh ideas and energy heads toward shore, building on the earlier wave's success. Today, the goal is to put the now large and diverse regenerative toolbox to work cultivating abundance for all. In this conference, we will hear from ranchers, farmers, scientists, activists and others who are leading this next wave. We'll look down the road with them and share their thoughts on how to flourish amidst the emerging conditions and challenges of the twenty-first century.