Britta McCarthy interned with Timberland/The Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA) to help develop a guide for a new cotton supply chain from field harvest to yarn spinner. Timberland works with the SFA to support their agroforestry model, part of which is helping to reintroduce organic cotton growing on Haiti’s smallholder farms. The guide will help the SFA to deliver their sustainable cotton to customers in the most efficient, traceable and transparent way possible. As a dual major in Political Science and EcoGastronomy, Britta is passionate about developing policy to create a more equitable and sustainable agricultural system. She participated in the UNH in Italy program and over the past year has conducted independent research on sustainable fiber systems in New Hampshire.
