Fibershed's Regional Fiber Manufacturing Initiative
Fibershed's Regional Fiber Manufacturing Initiative (RFMI) is developing a manufacturing system to regionalize the production of textiles, and foster climate solutions and community prosperity. This is a pragmatic and viable model to demonstrate the benefits of a biocircular economic framework that minimizes exposures to the inefficiencies and dependencies of a global supply chain.
Onshoring and re-establishing a fully vertically integrated value-added supply chain in California can minimize disruptions, create jobs, reduce the carbon footprint on a global basis while minimizing the impact to our communities and the environment.
This initiative is a model that can be applied within all those involved directly or indirecty in sustainble agricultural practices from the farmer as a producer, to the value-added processor, then ultimately to the consumers in California and elsewhere. It is purely economic common sense and Tranquillity RCD supports their efforts to make this a reality and as a flagship for others within agriculture.
