Teju Adisa-Farrar is the founder and co-creator of the Black Fiber & Textile Network (bftn). She is the creator and host of Black Material Geographies podcast, in collaboration with Whetstone Media. Teju helped to develop and was inaugural Co-Managing Director of the Fibers Fund. She now serves as a member of the Investment Committee and runs the Black Fiber Cohort for the Fund. Teju has worked with diverse institutions including with the Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt Museum, the United States Embassy of Botswana, the national environmental nonprofits Earthjustice and Fibershed, as well as a member of the United Nations Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network. Teju has spoken at several colleges including: Princeton University, the Rhode Island School of Design, and the University of Oregon.
Her work 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 and regional strategies that produce alternative economies at community-scale. She provides opportunities and advocacy for Black folks to connect with plants, nature and our ecosystems of survival. A multihyphenate, Teju is currently based in Lenapehoking (Brooklyn) and goes wherever else she is called. She loves water, dancing, soccer, learning about whiskey and reading books.
