The Story of Leather ⋆ Regenerative Agriculture Documentary⋆ Savory Institute

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The Story of Leather

A Documentary from Savory Institute & Land to Market

By: Savory Institute (2016)

Key Takeaways

The Story of Leather is one of four mini-documentaries released by the Savory Institute in 2016 as part of the Consumer Revolution campaign, the launch point for Land to Market.
The series follows forward-thinking producers, brands, and industry experts to show that there is a better way how we can align our values and purchasing behavior. Each episode focuses on a different industry: meat, leather, wool, and dairy.
This episode follows leaders in the leather industry.
Runtime: 16 mins.
Watch all four episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRLvOlmv3cRbZ1-n8wBv1Hptm-G0vGZ_Q

Summary

This 4 part documentary series explores the powerful change in agriculture championed by forward-thinking producers.

Currently, there is rampant exploitation of our land, animals, and people, taking place on a global scale. The true cost of fast-food and fast-fashion are expended in unseen externalities to our local communities and our environment.

In this episode, The Story of Leather, host Chris Kerston, shares the stories of Holistic Management practitioners, researchers, leather tanneries, and business partners in California, U.S.A., with Spencer Smith from our Savory Network Hub, The Jefferson Center for Holistic Management, and in New York, U.S.A with Frank Zambrelli, fashion designer and founder of 1Atelier, then with Dr Becky Chaplin-Kramer of Stanford University working with Kering Group, and in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. with Skip Horween of Horween Leather Tannery.