Sustainable Cotton Farm tour 2025

The Responsible Fashion Series invites you to participate in a tour of the Sustainable Cotton Project Farm Tour with an international group of fashion educators and industry members. Join us for a behind the scenes look at Cotton Cultivation in California's great San Joaquin Valley.

Sustainable Cotton Project 2025 farm tour
Thursday, October 30
8.30am - 4.30pm

The Farm Tour is $70 per person and $50 for students. All participants must register and pay for the tour here by September 12 with the Sustainable Cotton Project. Please notify the person that invited you for the headcount of the bus from LA in addition to registering for the tour.

A Complementary Bus provided by Sustainable Cotton Project departs from Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct 29 at 3:30pm. The bus arrives in Firebaugh the evening before the tour and will return to Los Angeles the evening of Thursday, Oct 30—approx. 8:30.

Pick up location Wednesday, Oct 29 at 3:30pm:
ASU FIDM
ASU CA Center Grand
919 S. Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90015

We will stop for dinner at Harris Ranch. There are menu options for all diners.

Accommodations in Firebaugh, CA, Best Western Apricot Inn. Book your own accommodations directly. Room rates start at $140 and can be shared.

A bus will pick the group up from the Apricot Inn the morning of Thursday, Oct 30 at 8:30am to take us to the farm. The tour of the farm will include:

• meeting directly with cotton farmers and scientists
• learning about biological and regenerative practices
• seeing cotton being harvested, ginned, baled and ready for shipment to a spinner
• touching a range of products made from California Cotton
• includes a local lunch

At the conclusion of the tour, the bus will return to Los Angeles arriving in downtown LA for drop off at ASU FIDM at approximately 8:30pm.

Checklist for Participation:

• Register with Sustainable Cotton Project for the Farm Tour
• Notify Dennita, Lesley or Stefanie of your participation
• Book hotel accommodations at Apricot Inn for Oct 29

We look forward to your participation. This will be a very fruitful experience both in the farm tour and the colleagues we will be traveling with.
Reach out if you have questions. We hope to see you on this tour and share in conversation.

Kindly,

Dennita Sewell
Lesley Roberts
Greg Climer
Lynda Grose
Marcia Gibbs
Ian King
Stefanie Mallon