Environmental Leadership Program

Along with her sister, Sarah runs Artisan Natural Dyeworks (www.ecodyeit.com) an artisanal dyehouse based in Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in the use of all-natural plant- and earth-based dyes to dye garments, piece goods and production yardage. As one of the only U.S. based companies to provide natural dye services at a scale suitable for independent designers, we collaborate with nature to create ecologically-friendly colors for fashion lines. We grow and gather our own dye materials, work with farmers to cultivate natural dye plants on a larger scale, and design and use minimal-waste systems to create distinctive colors in a life-promoting way.

Sarah also helps run ASK Apparel, an organic clothing company that utilizes natural dyeing and other traditional techniques to create fashion forward apparel (www.askapparel.com). Additionally, she is co-founder of Nashville Urban Harvest, a non-profit focused on promoting sustainable agriculture and increasing food security in Middle Tennessee. Through creation and stewardship of an urban community farm the farm seeks to inform and create dialogue and partnerships around economically and environmentally viable farming systems and teach others how to take control of their food source and food system.

Previously, Sarah worked at the Investor Responsibility Research Center as a research analyst on the food and agriculture industries and interned in the Sustainable Enterprise Program at the World Resources Institute, researching business and biotechnology . While an undergraduate in Natural Resources Policy and Management at Cornell University, Sarah managed the student run organic farm and led an elementary school tutoring program through an Americorps grant.