{"id":43331,"date":"2021-09-13T01:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/civileats.com\/?p=43331"},"modified":"2021-10-13T12:17:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T19:17:02","slug":"civil-eats-tv-women-in-wool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2021\/09\/13\/civil-eats-tv-women-in-wool\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Eats TV: Women in Wool"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div>

In the latest episode of Civil Eats TV, we profile the unique way women work together in the world of wool\u2014from the land they manage and the sheep they shear to the ways they\u2019re contributing to vibrant local economies.<\/p><\/div>

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We visit Bodega Pastures<\/a>, a 1,000-acre sustainable sheep ranch located in Bodega, California, managed by owner Hazel Flett, who has long employed ethical and ecological practices.<\/p>\n

We watch as Lora Kinkade, a 30-year-old traveling shearer\u2014a rarity in a highly competitive, male-dominated industry\u2014demonstrates her unique and humane approach to shearing.<\/p>\n

And we learn about Kinkade\u2019s longstanding relationships with local ranchers, the importance of sheep-to-soil health, and the necessary role shearing plays in the health of the animals.<\/p>\n

“Shearing is completely vital for the health and well-being of the animal,” says Kinkade.<\/p>\n

“[Shearing] helps them avoid heatstroke, heart attack, there could be parasitic infestation if we let the sheep’s wool get too massive,” explains Rebecca Burgess, the executive director of Fibershed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Burgess explains the importance of investing in regenerative pasture-based systems that produce \u201cclimate beneficial\u201d wool, which is ultimately sold through her organization, at farmers\u2019 markets, and to Jessica Switzer Green, who we watch transform it at JG SWITZER<\/a>, a nearby home furnishing store, bringing the end product to a wider market.<\/p>\n\n

Women are at the center of this work to reinvigorate an alternative, renewable fiber economy that goes against the grain of today\u2019s approach to fast fashion, synthetic materials, and expendable resources. \u201cWe have devalued and ignored all of these very virtuous materials that are coming off the landscape,\u201d says Burgess.<\/p>\n\n

In discussing the current global fiber economy, where fabrics are made artificially cheap by incorporating plastics, Burgess emphasizes the importance of a holistic approach to food and fiber.<\/p>\n

“We have to think about working landscapes as the real integrated systems they are\u2014they’re not just feeding us, they’re clothing us,” she says.<\/p>\n

Watch the full Civil Eats TV episode, “Women in Wool,” below; you can subscribe to our YouTube channel<\/a> to see every episode and get notified when the next one airs.<\/p>\n

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Film and photos \u00a9 Mizzica Films.<\/em><\/p>\n

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