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We are organizing several events where regional and international artisans, designers, and experts will share their vision and experience with the Farm to Crafts community. These workshops offer hands-on learning opportunities for sustainable farming and crafting techniques, providing valuable insights and takeaways for participants.

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Lena Winterink at Farm to Crafts: Three Design Directions with Banana Fibers

During her time in Curaçao, designer and textile specialist Lena Winterink worked with Farm to Crafts to explore the potential of banana fiber as a meaningful design material. Her work focused on how…

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A First Peek: Stakeholders get a sense of endless possibilities with fibers

On Saturday, September 27th, a small crowd gathered around the blue fiber-extraction machine at our headquarters in Hofi Cas Cora. As team member Gino Martina fed one green-and-yellow banana stem…

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The 1, 2, 3 method of botanical dyeing

Loret Karman was conflicted when she received Farm to Crafts’ invitation to teach about botanical dyes. She wondered if she, a white woman, was the right person to share her knowledge about indigo.…

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Recap of the first 6 months of farming experiments

Setting up the Framework Farm to Crafts is an ongoing project aimed at investigating the feasibility of producing agricultural materials to support the local crafts industry. The project has a…