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The Land
Stewardship

A Model For
Community Supported
Regeneration

About

Invest in Regeneration

How to Grow Your Own Dress:

Day 1:

You invest $200, which covers the cost of farming cotton regeneratively on 3485 sq ft of land.

Month 1:

Farmers cultivate the soil, integrating compost and natural fertilizer.

Month 2:

Cotton seeds are planted along with cover, trap and pollinator crops.

Month 4:

Buds begin to form on the cotton plants, then the flowers bloom.

Month 5-6:

Flowers fall and fluffy, fibrous seeds emerge. The cotton is then harvested.

Month 6:

Christy Dawn buys back the cotton from you in exchange for store credit.

Month 6-9:

Cotton is ginned and spun, woven into fabric and then printed.

Month 9-12:

The fabric is sewn into dresses.

Month 12:

You can purchase the dress that you helped grow.

How It Works

289 Plots Available

By investing, you are supporting practices that will:

Sequester 480 Pounds of Carbon From
The Atmosphere

*This was calculated in a 6 month timeframe
Plot Investment

Your Investment Covers:

The farmers’ salaries

The farmers’ salaries

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Herbal pest repellents

Herbal pest repellents

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The seeds for 5 pollinator crops

The seeds for 5 pollinator crops

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The seeds for 3 trap crops

The seeds for 3 trap crops

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The seeds for 10 cover crops

The seeds for 10 cover crops

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With your investment in the land, you will be covering the cost of everything on the farm!

The farmers’ salaries

The farmers’ salaries

All of the farmers who tend and nurture the land make a living wage. They also have access to health care and receive paid time off.

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Herbal pest repellents

Herbal pest repellents

Using indigenous techniques, farmers create potent mixtures of chillis, garlic, tobacco, neem and ginger to spray pest-infected plants

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The seeds for 5 pollinator crops

The seeds for 5 pollinator crops

Farmers plant Marigold and Sunflowers to attract pollinators.

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The seeds for 3 trap crops

The seeds for 3 trap crops

Farmers plant Castor, Sorghum, and Sesbania to attract insects and urge them away from the cotton.

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The seeds for 10 cover crops

The seeds for 10 cover crops

Farmers plant Blackgram, Greengram, Sunhemp, and Groundnut to increase the biodiversity of the farm and aid in soil regeneration

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Drip irrigation

Drip irrigation

Farmers set up drip irrigation for minimal water wastage and each plant gets the exact amount that it needs.

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Vermicompost bins

Vermicompost bins

Using worms, manure, farm waste and more, the farmers create rich compost to nourish the soil.

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Natural fertilizers

Natural fertilizers

Using native cow manure, neem oil and more, the farmers introduce a diversity of bacteria into the soil.

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Worms for the compost

Worms for the compost

Worms are the workhorses of the soil — they quickly break down organic matter into rich soil.

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All other farm expenses

All other farm expenses

Your contribution covers everything on the farm — even the sugar in the farmers’ tea!

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Become A Land Steward

Join The Regenerative Evolution

Share The Gift of Regeneration

You can now purchase a Land Stewardship investment on the behalf of someone else — sharing the gift of process, healing and regeneration. The recipient of your gift will receive updates from our farm and reap the benefits of their Land Stewardship in the form of store credit at the end of the season.

We will send you an e-certificate to share with the recipient of your gifted Land Stewardship investment. Just provide the name and email of the person who will be receiving your gift so we can share progress and updates monthly from our farm.

Gift Recipient’s Information

Regenerative Evolution

Your Questions Answered:

  • What is Christy Dawn’s relationship to the land and the farmers?

    Change is a process, not a product. At the beginning of each season we work with our partners at Oshadi Collective to determine how much it will cost to cultivate acreage of regenerative cotton. Then, Christy Dawn pays for all costs upfront and Christy Dawn dresses are made with whatever cotton the farm yields.

  • How many acres are you cultivating?

    This season we are cultivating 40 acres.

  • How much carbon do you expect to sequester?

    Based on our previous seasons of regenerative cotton farming, we expect to sequester 120 tons of carbon over the six month season on these 40 acres.

  • What is the expected cotton yield from this harvest?

    We expect to yield 28,000 pounds of cotton based on our previous four seasons.

  • How do you calculate the buyback price of farm cotton?

    We know the cost of 40 acres and that they should yield 28,000 pounds of cotton, which is $2.26/pound of regenerative cotton. What you earn from your parcel investment depends on the bounty of the yield, but we will honor this rate for whatever it is.

  • What happens if there is a flood, drought or blight?

    Paying for process means you, the farmer and Christy Dawn are at the whim of nature. We know regenerative practices improve soil health, which increases yield and resilience from environmental changes. But nature is unpredictable and this investment invites you to share in the stakes of working with her.

  • Can you lose money on this investment?

    Yes, we cannot guarantee the farm will yield exactly $200 worth of regenerative cotton. It may be more or less depending on the sun, rain, bacteria, bugs, pollen and more. But, we can guarantee that your investment goes towards techniques that improve the farm environment, farmer’s livelihoods and the health of the cotton crop.

Special Pieces

Designed
Sewn
Knit
Collaborated On
Printed
Sown
Woven
Made
Grown

In Special Ways.