If you're bi-plastic or polyester t-shirt, that can't really provide anything that's good for the world.

You're not going to change that into some positive environmental impact because you're

extracting oil from the ground to make it. But with natural fibers, they can be

managed and grown and harvested in a way that contributes to ecosystems and to livelihoods.

And so that potential is there, we just have to change some of those systems.

From the Weston A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast for Wise

Traditions in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts. We are your source for scientific knowledge

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Hey, hold on here. Have you checked to see what materials your clothing is made out of lately?

Recent reports show up to 70% of fabrics used today are made of plastic.

What would it look like if we started implementing a more sustainable,

natural approach to what we wear? In much the same way as what we do with what we eat?

This is episode 386 and our guest today is Megan Michael John.

Megan is a sustainability expert in the fashion and manufacturing industries,

and she is the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain for Land to Market,

an initiative of the Savory Institute. Today, Megan helps us look at our clothing

through a new lens. Just as we give much consideration to where our food comes from,

it's time to consider where our clothing is sourced from, what it's made of,

and whether it's helping or harming the environment and our bodies.

Megan covers what we can do as consumers. She weighs in on whether leggings made from water bottles,

or a good idea, or a bad one, for example. And she tells us which brands are actually working on

a more sustainable, natural approach to manufacturing clothing. All in all, she helps provide us with

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