Wool Farming Resource:

Understanding the Farming Industry and Visioning a Better Future

The following is a list of resources for further learning, understanding and reference. This list is not exhaustive and is designed to act as a starting point for ongoing exploration.

Further Reading

O’Connell, Marina, 2022. Designing Regenerative Food Systems and why we need them now  

Gliessmann, Steve, 2018. Defining Agroecology, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 42:6. 

Smaje, Chris, 2020.  A Small Farm Future: Making the Case for a Society Built Around Local Economies, Self-Provisioning, Agricultural Diversity and a Shared Earth. 

Thanhauser, Sofi, 2023. Worn: A People’s History of Clothing. (Chapter on Wool.) 

Further Listening

Farming Fashion
A podcast series – Parts 1, 2 and 3 – broadcast by Farmerama Radio

Soil  to Soil
A podcast series by Fibershed

Black Material Geographies
A collection of conversations and stories with Teju Adisa-Farrar exploring Blackness and textile material culture

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