In December 2022, we started a knowledge transfer group of fibre and dye farmers and growers who are interested in or already implementing regenerative land management practices. The aim of this group is to share ideas and experiences and to collaboratively develop a verification system for regenerative Irish textiles, inspired by Fibershed’s Climate Beneficial™ programme in the USA.

These are our results so far:

Results 2023-07-17 Download

Learn more:

Introduction session, presented by Kit Christina Keawwantha
Regenerative Farming Resource Library (updated constantly)

For members of the Knowledge Transfer Group:

Here we will link all the recordings and material of the Regenerative Growers Knowledge Transfer Group sessions. If you missed a session, please make sure you watch the recording and provide feedback before the next session, so we can all be on the same page. Please log into your member account to access the recordings:

2023 sessions

Introduction session, presented by Kit Christina Keawwantha
Regenerative Farming Resource Library (updated constantly)
Session 1: Preliminary definition, needs, desires & challenges, led by Malú Colorín
Session 2: Biodiversity, with a presentation by Jessica Leonard from Teacup Farm
Session 3: Feed the soil, not the plants, with a presentation by soil scientist Dr Aga Piwowarczyk
Session 4: Next steps, group discussion led by Kit Christina Keawwantha
Session 5: Commonland’s Four Returns framework, with a presentation by Pieter Ploeg
Session 6: Bringing it all together, led by Kit Christina Keawwantha & Malú Colorín

2024 sessions

Watch the first session here (25 January, 2024)