This past week, I visited the CA Native Garden Grand Opening at Sarvodaya Farms in Pomona CA. It was interesting to see it is certified as a wildlife habitat for “its commitment to sustainability” providing vital elements to the habitat, including “food, water, cover and places to raise young.” Activities In this context, there was…
Category: sustainability
Fibershed Symposium: Evaluating Factors of Fashion towards Sustainability
By Malia Chang, Apparel Merchandising and Management Undergraduate Student and Research Assistant Fibershed hosted a symposium to discuss the topic “Relationships of Change.” It explored different avenues of the apparel industry that include the topics of people, policy, and materials that have various impacts and contribute to transforming the “soil-to-skin processes.” Critical matters of focus…
US Wool Outreach with Yarn Spinning & Textile Weaving
By Sharon Jane Wong, Apparel Merchandising and Management Undergraduate Student and Research Assistant At this year’s LA County Fair – Cal Poly Pomona faculty and students gathered to demonstrate as part of the annual fair’s Schools’ Agriculture and Nutrition Program exhibit through Cal Poly Pomona Agriscapes. I had the opportunity to work as an Undergraduate…
Sharing Wool Research @ the International Textile & Apparel Association Conference
By Malia Chang, Apparel Merchandising & Management Undergraduate student Towards the end of October, I had the opportunity as a Student Research Assistant to attend the International Textile and Apparel Association 2022 Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. I was able to attend several sessions that were offered at the conference. Throughout the conference, many gathered…
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