To top off a great week last week, I attended a Textile Exchange Field trip to a pilot regenerative cotton project in Türkiye’s Büyük Menderes river basin, close to the Aegean Sea - thanks 🙏 again to Cotton Australia. The cotton fields on the Soke Plain are located within an internationally important wetland, home to endangered species including the Dalmatian pelican and European eel. It was such a great experience to meet all the partners in the project who are working together with local farmers, including WWF-Türkiye and a team of scientists to grow cotton using more regenerative practices. A huge thanks to Textile Exchange's Gökçe Okulu and Debra Guo for arranging a wonderful trip and to the farmers, scientists, Hifco, SÖKTAŞ's and the World Wildlife Fund for sharing their experiences, innovations, challenges and wins. It was a truly memorable experience, topped off with great conversations, connections (and bus karaoke!) within our tour group: Cotton Australia, Better Cotton, Textile Exchange, USB Certification Turkey, Artistic Milliners, Cotton Incorporated, FibreTrace® - Turkey, Pilio and Sama Verte. 🙏
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Looks fun… sorry I missed the invite 😉😂
What a great experience, Brooke! Great to see the cotton industry sharing, learning and collaborating across the globe.
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Cotton Manager at Textile Exchange
1moIt was great to have you with us Brooke, thanks for bringing your curiosity, joy and enthusiasm. Looking forward to meeting you in the cotton fields again soon.