The Journey from Farm to Fabric: How Ethical Sourcing Benefits Farmers

MAY 19, 2025

Before fabric, there is farming. At 919 Vrede, we honour that beginning.

Every material we use starts in the hands of growers, people who work the land with care, skill, and generational knowledge. Ethical sourcing ensures they’re paid fairly, treated with dignity, and supported to sustain both their craft and their communities.

Through our Seed to Stitch Fellowship, we’re supporting African smallholder farmers, the backbone of our cotton. Co-funded by our community, the program helps increase farmer income and restore the land they work.

Because true sustainability starts with those who sow the first seed.

Fast fashion forgets the farmer. We don’t. To move with intention is to trace every thread back to its source and choose better at every step.

With trust,
919 Vrede