Who We Are
Teju Adisa-Farrar
Teju is the founder and co-creator of bftn, as well as creator / host of the Black Material Geographies podcast . She is a multihypenate whose work centers on ecological resilience and cultural equity. Teju supports the creation of regenerative fiber systems and climate resilient strategies for Black folks, Indigenous communities and people of the global majority. Teju uses a global lens focusing on local strategies that are informed by history, art, urbanism and activism. She is interested in mapping and documenting Black futures. Teju’s supports people, organizations, and collectives who are making sustainable futures through textiles, alternative economies, regenerative agriculture and community-centred organizing.
Grace Harris
Grace is the co-creator of bftn and practicioner of Transmutation. Transmutation is a small experimental practice for exploration in the natural dye and regenerative fibers ecosystem. After landing at a permaculture eco-village, Grace began a healing process guided by the spirit of the earth and grace of human relationships that continues now. During that time she worked (among many other things) as a landscaper, nature-based mentor, event host/coordinator, and grew her first dye flowers with fellow earth angel Khadijah. Eventually becoming a farm-to-table youth program coordinator. Years of observation and conversation with land-tenders, creators, and collaborators in Oakland and extended community has led to this vision of Transmutation that integrates the desire of earth-based creation with business.