In June 2014, I sat next to Shiva on our way to Warangal, a regional capital in Telangana, India, where we would buy cotton seeds. Encouraged...
Read MoreAs part of our series on cotton in community, we are honored to share this article produced by Harpreet Singh, exploring the connections between cotton, colonialism, cloth production, and community-based economies. As Harpreet writes, tula is a Sanskrit word that means cotton and also means balance or equilibrium. The vision and approach of this work — in the historical land base where cotton was first spun and woven — is a practical and inspiring model for local economies in the Fibershed community. “This was dyed using manjistha,” he explained, pointing to a spool of resplendent red cotton hanging outside between...
Read MoreIn June 2014, I sat next to Shiva on our way to Warangal, a regional capital in Telangana, India, where we would buy cotton seeds. Encouraged...
Read MoreDespite finding huge favour in India, the GM crop has only brought modest benefits. Cotton has been woven and used in India for thousands of years....
Read MoreIn Mexico, acquired herbicide resistance and insecticide genes can disrupt cotton’s ecosystem. Cotton plants native to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula may all look the same — unkempt...
Read MoreNishanth Chopra grew up in a city that’s seeing record cancer rates. But it’s not a coincidence, he says. “I don’t think I would have been...
Read MoreWestern consumers over the years have become increasingly aware of the relationship between food production practices and health, both human and environmental. They have come to...
Read MoreKala cotton is also known as the ‘old world’ cotton, is an indigenous species found in the district of Kutch situated in Gujarat. As misleading as...
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