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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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Adire Farms & Colorworks's Workspace · 60 places · 6 groups · Updated Apr 2026
60 places · 6 groups
Urban Farm Incubator (ECO City Farms) Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Dr, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774, USA Avery's Green Acres Maryland, USA Avery’s Green Acres is a small homestead in zone 7. --------------------------------------------------- High Hog Farm High Hog Farm, 1247 Pinehurst Rd, Grayson, GA 30017, USA dìẹ̀dìẹ̀ farm + micro-mill North Carolina, USA slow bioregional cloth, fiber and, dye **community production + material power** ceramics.byangelique Philadelphia, PA, USA Sculptural ceramicist and educator between the DMV + Philly ----------------------------------------------------------- Liberation Seed / Sun English Prospect, VA 23960, USA Texas Wildcolor Duncanville, TX, USA High Hog Farm High Hog Farm, 1247 Pinehurst Rd, Grayson, GA 30017, USA KESIENA New York, USA LeBlanc CNE Washington, USA Textiles / Fabric, Dyes, & plant-based inks Growing A.R.C. Montreal, QC, Canada bellweather Northern California, CA, USA High Hog Farm High Hog Farm, 1247 Pinehurst Rd, Grayson, GA 30017, USA Ingyeyo Textile Studio South Africa Oko Farms Oko Farms, 100 Scott Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA Baltimore Natural Dye Initiative Baltimore, MD, USA Blue Thistle Fiber Mill & Natural Dye Studio 1650 8th Ave, Huntington, WV 25703, USA BLISS Meadows BLISS Meadows, 5105 Plainfield Ave, Baltimore, MD 21206, USA Hidden Harvest Farm Hidden Harvest Farm, 1825 N Calvert St, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA Sacred Kolors Baltimore, MD, USA Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm, 3811 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA Farm Alliance of Baltimore Farm Alliance of Baltimore, 1500 Union Ave #2700, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA Nebedaye Farms Indian Trail, NC, USA Indigo farmer and processor Adire Farms and Colorworks Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, USA Farmers, processors, organizers LaChaun Moore Pineland, SC, USA Black artist and farmer experimenting with naturally colored cotton and indigo in the South Carolina lowcountry Patrick Rick Brown - Hempfinity 267 Jessie Shearin Rd, Littleton, NC 27850, USA Black fourth-generation hemp fiber farmer cultivating hundreds of acres for textiles Mill Creek Urban Farm West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA Black-led urban farm integrating food justice with plant-based dye and medicinal crops David Harper - Indigo Culture Charleston, SC, USA Black farmer reviving an enslaved African indigo variety and processing it for contemporary use dièdiè textile farm North Carolina, USA Black Yoruba-inspired cooperative textile farm and micro mill focused on cellulose fibers and natural dyes Seed2Shirt United States Black-owned vertical cotton supply chain connecting African and African diaspora farmers to ethical manufacturing Comoco Cotton United States Black-owned cotton manufacturing initiative improving prices and terms for Black cotton farmers Diedrick Brackens Los Angeles, CA, USA Textile artist SheSaTou Bronx, NY, USA bronx fiber artist Abena Motaboli Chicago, IL, USA Rowan Lane Fibres. South East, United Kingdom natural dyer and maker. Cici Osias 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… Demetri Brown Oakland, CA, USA ### By invoking an African diasporic worldview, my work resists linear timelines and Western anthropological hierarchies. Throughout my wor… Jupiter Brown 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… Geniebotanica Florida, USA Tenille Fatimah Foreman Georgia, USA Kenya Miles - Blue Light Junction 301 E Lanvale St, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA Black natural dye farmer and artist growing madder and indigo with workshops in Baltimore Aboubakar Fofana Brooklyn, NY, USA African Malian artist known for deep black and indigo dye work teaching workshops in Brooklyn Arianne King Comer South Carolina, USA Black indigo batik artist trained in Yoruba traditions working in the Sea Islands region YarnMission Knitting Collective United States Black-led knitting and yarn collective supporting Black dyers and fiber artists Seed2Shirt North Carolina, USA Fiber system initiative Black Farmers United NYS New York, USA farmer network Black Yield Institute Baltimore, MD, USA Food sovereignty Hartnett Farm Collective Atlanta, GA, USA Black farm collective Black Mycelium Network Baltimore, MD, USA DMV Seed Commons Washington, DC, USA NY Fiber Shed New York, USA New York Fiber Shed International Center for Indigo Culture Charleston, SC, USA Black Sheep Fiber 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… Black Farmers United NYS New York, USA Black farmer advocacy group in New York State supporting land-based work including potential fiber and dye projects Black Fiber & Textile Network United States Black network connecting farmers makers and designers in fiber and textiles Black Fiber Cohort - Fibers Fund North Carolina, USA Black-led cohort that funds and supports regenerative fiber entrepreneurs across the US Indigo Art Museum Indigo Art Museum, Kasturbhai Lalbhai museum, near, under pass, Jain Colony, Shahibag, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380004, India Pratt Institute Pratt Institute, 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205, USA Maryland Institute College of Art Maryland Institute College of Art, 1300 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217, USA Maryland Institute College of Art’s Fiber Community Comoco Cotton North Carolina, USA RECLAIMING COTTON Black-owned textile manufacturer Black-grown cotton fiber Show All 60 Places Adire Farms & Colorworks's Workspace · Report This Map Terms · Privacy Open the Map