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Black Natural Materials Economy A map highlighting the key growers, artistsans, organizations, and initiatives working across the Black Natural Materials Economy. This includes areas where natural materials are grown, processed, and sold, as well as communities and businesses that focus on sustainable practices and the integration of traditional material knowledge.
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Places on This Map 60 places · 6 groups 1 Diedrick Brackens Artist Los Angeles, CA, USA Textile artist 2 Seed2Shirt Organization North Carolina, USA Fiber system initiative 3 Black Farmers United NYS Organization New York, USA farmer network 4 Black Yield Institute Organization Baltimore, MD, USA Food sovereignty 5 Hartnett Farm Collective Organization Atlanta, GA, USA Black farm collective 6 Black Mycelium Network Organization Baltimore, MD, USA 7 DMV Seed Commons Organization Washington, DC, USA 8 Urban Farm Incubator (ECO City Farms) Farmer Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Dr, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774, USA 9 Avery's Green Acres Farmer Maryland, USA Avery’s Green Acres is a small homestead in zone 7. --------------------------------------------------- 10 High Hog Farm Farmer High Hog Farm, 1247 Pinehurst Rd, Grayson, GA 30017, USA 11 SheSaTou Artist Bronx, NY, USA bronx fiber artist 12 Abena Motaboli Artist Chicago, IL, USA 13 Comoco Cotton Clothing Brand North Carolina, USA RECLAIMING COTTON Black-owned textile manufacturer Black-grown cotton fiber 14 NY Fiber Shed Organization New York, USA New York Fiber Shed 15 International Center for Indigo Culture Organization Charleston, SC, USA 16 Indigo Art Museum Institution Indigo Art Museum, Kasturbhai Lalbhai museum, near, under pass, Jain Colony, Shahibag, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380004, India 17 Rowan Lane Fibres. Artist South East, United Kingdom natural dyer and maker. 18 Cici Osias Artist Baltimore, MD, USA Cici Osias (b. Baltimore, MD) is a textile artist and photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work draws upon African American, Congo… 19 Black Sheep Fiber Organization Atlanta, GA, USA A BIPOC-centered fiber arts circle, dedicated to those who love to create and explore the legacy of African, diasporic, and Indigenous text… 20 Pratt Institute Institution Pratt Institute, 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205, USA 21 dìẹ̀dìẹ̀ farm + micro-mill Farmer North Carolina, USA slow bioregional cloth, fiber and, dye **community production + material power** 22 Maryland Institute College of Art Institution Maryland Institute College of Art, 1300 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217, USA Maryland Institute College of Art’s Fiber Community 23 Demetri Brown Artist Oakland, CA, USA ### By invoking an African diasporic worldview, my work resists linear timelines and Western anthropological hierarchies. Throughout my wor… 24 Jupiter Brown Artist Baltimore, MD, USA Jordan Brown (b. 1996, Silver Spring, MD) is an artist working with objects and performance. Influenced by studies in dance, music, and tra… 25 ceramics.byangelique Farmer Philadelphia, PA, USA Sculptural ceramicist and educator between the DMV + Philly ----------------------------------------------------------- 26 Liberation Seed / Sun English Farmer Prospect, VA 23960, USA 27 Texas Wildcolor Farmer Duncanville, TX, USA 28 Geniebotanica Artist Florida, USA 29 High Hog Farm Farmer High Hog Farm, 1247 Pinehurst Rd, Grayson, GA 30017, USA 30 Tenille Fatimah Foreman Artist Georgia, USA 31 KESIENA Farmer New York, USA 32 LeBlanc CNE Farmer Washington, USA Textiles / Fabric, Dyes, & plant-based inks 33 Growing A.R.C. Farmer Montreal, QC, Canada 34 bellweather Farmer Northern California, CA, USA 35 High Hog Farm Farmer High Hog Farm, 1247 Pinehurst Rd, Grayson, GA 30017, USA 36 Ingyeyo Textile Studio Farmer South Africa 37 Oko Farms Farmer Oko Farms, 100 Scott Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA 38 Baltimore Natural Dye Initiative Farmer Baltimore, MD, USA 39 Blue Thistle Fiber Mill & Natural Dye Studio Farmer 1650 8th Ave, Huntington, WV 25703, USA 40 BLISS Meadows Farmer BLISS Meadows, 5105 Plainfield Ave, Baltimore, MD 21206, USA 41 Hidden Harvest Farm Farmer Hidden Harvest Farm, 1825 N Calvert St, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA 42 Sacred Kolors Farmer Baltimore, MD, USA 43 Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm Farmer Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm, 3811 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA 44 Farm Alliance of Baltimore Farmer Farm Alliance of Baltimore, 1500 Union Ave #2700, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA 45 Nebedaye Farms Farmer Indian Trail, NC, USA Indigo farmer and processor 46 Adire Farms and Colorworks Farmer Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, USA Farmers, processors, organizers 47 LaChaun Moore Farmer Pineland, SC, USA Black artist and farmer experimenting with naturally colored cotton and indigo in the South Carolina lowcountry 48 Kenya Miles - Blue Light Junction Artist 301 E Lanvale St, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA Black natural dye farmer and artist growing madder and indigo with workshops in Baltimore 49 Patrick Rick Brown - Hempfinity Farmer 267 Jessie Shearin Rd, Littleton, NC 27850, USA Black fourth-generation hemp fiber farmer cultivating hundreds of acres for textiles 50 Mill Creek Urban Farm Farmer West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA Black-led urban farm integrating food justice with plant-based dye and medicinal crops 51 Aboubakar Fofana Artist Brooklyn, NY, USA African Malian artist known for deep black and indigo dye work teaching workshops in Brooklyn 52 David Harper - Indigo Culture Farmer Charleston, SC, USA Black farmer reviving an enslaved African indigo variety and processing it for contemporary use 53 Black Farmers United NYS Organization New York, USA Black farmer advocacy group in New York State supporting land-based work including potential fiber and dye projects 54 Seed2Shirt Processor United States Black-owned vertical cotton supply chain connecting African and African diaspora farmers to ethical manufacturing 55 Comoco Cotton Processor United States Black-owned cotton manufacturing initiative improving prices and terms for Black cotton farmers 56 Arianne King Comer Artist South Carolina, USA Black indigo batik artist trained in Yoruba traditions working in the Sea Islands region 57 Black Fiber & Textile Network Organization United States Black network connecting farmers makers and designers in fiber and textiles 58 YarnMission Knitting Collective Artist United States Black-led knitting and yarn collective supporting Black dyers and fiber artists 59 dièdiè textile farm Farmer North Carolina, USA Black Yoruba-inspired cooperative textile farm and micro mill focused on cellulose fibers and natural dyes 60 Black Fiber Cohort - Fibers Fund Organization North Carolina, USA Black-led cohort that funds and supports regenerative fiber entrepreneurs across the US Show All 60 Places Adire Farms & Colorworks's Workspace · Report This Map Terms · Privacy Open the Map