{"id":52165,"date":"2025-02-12T06:51:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T12:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/?p=52165"},"modified":"2025-02-12T10:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T16:27:14","slug":"now-we-live-in-paradise-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/now-we-live-in-paradise-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Our New Short Film &#8216;Now We Live in Paradise&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>\u201cNow We Live in Paradise\u201d is a short film by Textile Exchange that illustrates how the materials in our clothing and textiles can be integrated into agricultural systems that nourish the land and the surrounding nature. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film follows the stories of five smallholder cotton and cattle farmers around Brazil who have successfully returned the biodiversity to their small plots of land, which are also the places they call home. Their farmland, once degraded, now provides cotton for clothing and cattle for leather, alongside a multitude of food crops to feed their families. Each of these farmers has immense pride in their home farms, which they share with a flourishing spectrum of plants, flowers, and insects.<\/p>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_5e00dda5615dd295222de433cb77a464\" class=\"acf-block block-img-comp\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row fluid-two-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 block-img-single\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06012-large-711x474.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-standard-width-block size-standard-width-block\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06012-large-711x474.jpeg 711w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06012-large-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06012-large-720x480.jpeg 720w, 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rotating the plots on which their cattle graze, or choosing to interweave crops like corn and sesame with cotton, their stories show that material production can work in harmony with nature, rather than against it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film gets its name from a reflection shared by one of the farmers: \u201cHoje eu moro no para\u00edso \u2013 Now I live in paradise.\u201d It hopes that the care they have over their land can serve as an example to others, in how we can protect this planet we all share as our common home. And only when we do can we see how generously it gives back to us.<\/p>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_fab102a6a77247ecbebeb3ca7b50b7d3\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section has-sage-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Watch the full film<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class='iframe-wrapper youtube' data-video-id='NtaqZHnai9A' data-image-src='https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/NtaqZHnai9A\/maxresdefault.jpg'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='iframe-wrapper__overlay' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/NtaqZHnai9A\/maxresdefault.jpg);'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class='iframe-wrapper__play' aria-label='Play Video'><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<iframe title=\"youtube video\" title=\"Now we Live in Paradise\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NtaqZHnai9A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Film director: <em>Sabrina Duarte<\/em> <strong>DOP:<\/strong> <em>Danilo Arenas <\/em><strong>Photographers<\/strong>: <em>Danilo Arenas and Sabrina Duarte<\/em> 1<strong>6mm Cameraman:<\/strong> <em>Nestor Grun<\/em> <strong>1nd AC\/ Logger:<\/strong> <em>Giovanny Oliveira <\/em><strong>Audio: <\/strong><em>Lauro Lopes and Pedro Em\u00edlio S\u00e1<\/em> <strong>Production company: <\/strong><em>Taurina Productions<\/em> <strong>Executive <\/strong>production<strong>: <\/strong><em>Arabi Mesquita<\/em> <strong>Producer<\/strong>: <em>Alice Zampieri <\/em><strong>Film editor:<\/strong> <em>Nathalia Kamura<\/em> <strong>Soundtrack, SFX and mixing:<\/strong> <em>Giovanna Ferreira<strong> <\/strong><\/em><strong>    Designer:<\/strong> <em>J\u00falia Capanema<\/em> <strong>Color:<\/strong><em> Ronnie Outtch<\/em> <strong>Post-production superviser:<\/strong> <em>Miguel Lima<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Get to know the featured farmers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Now We Live in Paradise <\/em>takes us from the densely green yet dusty town of Novo Repartimento in Par\u00e1, known for its cattle production, to the rocky hills of Cear\u00e1 in the Northeast, where communities grow cotton. Though miles apart, both regions are home to smallholder farmers who innately understand the natural value of the places they call home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Par\u00e1, farmers enhance their income by cultivating a\u00e7a\u00ed and cacao trees with support from Solidaridad\u2019s RestaurAmaz\u00f4nia project. In Cear\u00e1, agroecological cotton is grown alongside food crops like corn and sesame, a practice guided by soil technicians from the nonprofit Esplar. Keep reading to learn more about their individual stories.<\/p>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_a8eb74cd2251e483975cdfb9837361b7\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-sand-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 content-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 35\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h3>Joa\u0303o Fe\u0301lix de Souza<\/h3>\n<p>On Joa\u0303o Fe\u0301lix de Souza&#8217;s land, fruits, vegetables, and cotton are interspersed, growing alongside each other with Edenic appeal. Out of his living room window, a large neem tree provides shade, no doubt strategically planted for its natural pest-deterring properties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my field, there are corn, beans, cotton, angelim, watermelon, cucumber, pumpkin, and grass,\u201d he smiles. \u201cI have other crops planted as well. I have peanuts, rice, and more. There are many things, like green onions, lemons, oranges, coconuts, star fruit&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But there is plenty of logic behind this eclectic mix \u2014 with each crop offering different properties to benefit the whole. \u201cSome crops deplete the soil of everything it has, while others, like beans and legumes, replenish some of the nutrients that the soil needs,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<p>Souza\u2019s land wasn\u2019t always home to such a thriving mix of plants. \u201cIf you had seen this place 20 years ago, it was completely different \u2014 just a small house with four rooms,\u201d he recalls. \u201cNone of the trees were here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But thanks to all that he has learned, his home has become a sanctuary, not only for nature but for his family too. \u201cNow, we live in paradise,\u201d he smiles, speaking with a sense of pride.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that our community is one of the best in the world. We\u2019ve learned to understand nature and how to live together as men and women. I always say that our job, our duty, is to pass on to others what we\u2019ve learned so that it benefits the environment in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 image-left order-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 ratio-lg-3x4 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC08145-large-1-630x838.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC08145-large-1-630x838.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC08145-large-1-360x480.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC08145-large-1-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC08145-large-1-360x480@2x.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC08145-large-1-300x400@2x.jpeg 600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_6b55e0caed25139e4a6c613c9adccfa9\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 content-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 28\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h3>Valdemiro Broech<\/h3>\n<p>When coffee farmer Valdemiro Broech left his home near what is now the city of Linhares, Espi\u0301rito Santo, he didn\u2019t feel like he had much choice. It was 1989, and the destruction of the surrounding forest was affecting the climate, his harvests, and his ability to provide for his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we got there, it was all forest. It rained a lot, and we harvested everything we planted. But when we left, the destruction of nature, of the forest, of the climate was already completely out of control. We planted things and didn&#8217;t harvest anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His journey took him to Novo Repartimento, a remote town on the edge of the Amazon rainforest in Para\u0301. Finding himself unable to acquire land due to the political situation, Broech worked as a farm laborer before moving to the rural settlement of Tuere\u0302. It is now home to over 3000 settler families, many of whom \u2014 like himself \u2014 came in search of opportunity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 28\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>\u201cWhen we arrived here, we thought about finding land that was preferably pure forest and had good water,\u201d he recalls. \u201cWe found this piece of land with good water and forest, and I said to myself, this is where we will stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Broech\u2019s holding hums with birds and insects, a verdant canopy including his own cocoa and ac\u0327ai\u0301 trees, which he learned to cultivate with help from the Brazil division of the Solidaridad organization and its RestaurAmazo\u0302nia program. When grazing his cattle, he does so in the knowledge that he cannot convert forest to pasture like many others around him have done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who have some forest left around here are us, our family,\u201d he explains. \u201cWe have a larger piece of forest in the middle of the property, and we are conscious that we have to preserve it; we can&#8217;t destroy it, can&#8217;t cut it down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 image-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 ratio-lg-3x4 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06924-large-630x838.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06924-large-630x838.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06924-large-360x480.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06924-large-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06924-large-360x480@2x.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06924-large-300x400@2x.jpeg 600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_7bfe0e927fbec9ed9eecccb69fa2d3eb\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-sand-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 content-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 27\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h3>Maria Alcy Perreira dos Santos<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to perceive Maria Alcy Perreira dos Santos\u2019 innate connection to the land she lives on. She was raised on this same farm in the Quixada\u0301 municipality in Ceara\u0301, which used to be owned by her father. But the view from her family house, nestled behind the small fields, hasn\u2019t always looked how it does today.<\/p>\n<p>Having purchased a small plot of the land from her father, Santos set out to rebuild the health of the overworked soil to ensure it can continue to serve her and her children for years to come. \u201cI started taking care of the land, cleaning out other people\u2019s cattle pens and collecting manure. I would gather it up, bring it here, and spread it on the soil. Everyone said I was going crazy, but I decided not to clear any more land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, she grows cotton in an agroecological system alongside corn and sesame plants, interspersed with cashew trees. Acerola, bananas, umbu-caja\u0301, graviola, lemons, mango, mulberries, papayas, soursop and tangerines are just some of the crops she rotates, nourishing the soil and providing food for her family.<\/p>\n<p>Technicians from Esplar, a local NGO providing support to farmers, have helped Santos expand her understanding of agroecological practices. But nothing defines her approach to growing more than her deep-seated respect for nature. \u201cI don\u2019t know where agroecology begins and ends, but it\u2019s everything that surrounds me now,\u201d she summarizes neatly.<\/p>\n<p>And her efforts are being rewarded. \u201cI didn\u2019t hear a single bird when I first arrived here because everything had been cleared. The forest was so weak,\u201d she recalls. \u201cBut now, when you wake up in the morning, you wake up to the birds singing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 image-left order-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 ratio-lg-3x4 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-12.13.39-630x838.png\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-12.13.39-630x838.png 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-12.13.39-360x480.png 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-12.13.39-300x400.png 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-12.13.39-360x480@2x.png 720w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-12.13.39-300x400@2x.png 600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_39b842a61b1249e0bcb2dc4e7b980582\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 content-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 32\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h3>Edilson Jose\u0301 Pedro<\/h3>\n<p>Edilson Jose\u0301 Pedro has always been enthusiastic about optimizing processes on his farm. He was quick to understand that rotating diverse grass types for cattle to graze on, along with cocoa, ac\u0327ai\u0301, and lemon trees makes perfect business sense \u2014 while protecting the health of his land at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a serious monoculture problem here in the state of Para\u0301. And when you practice monoculture, when a disease comes, it affects the entire crop,\u201d he explains. His nuanced understanding of his own land has helped him harness the diverse qualities its different areas offer. He\u2019s learned where to grow panicum grass and where brachiaria thrives instead, and that sometimes, it\u2019s beneficial to mix the two. He even knows that to feed his cattle most efficiently, he must graze them on the right grass at exactly the right time, when its protein levels are naturally at their highest.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to his involvement with Solidaridad, Pedro is expanding his knowledge of rotational management. \u201cWe need to produce according to the area&#8217;s suitability,\u201d he explains. \u201cSometimes I want to put cattle in a lowland area where I could produce high-quality ac\u0327ai\u0301. Sometimes someone else wants to plant ac\u0327ai\u0301 on a hill where costs will be high because they will need a lot of water and resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pedro is already keen that this knowledge is passed on, creating a system in which experiences and learnings can be shared helping farmers become stronger financially while taking better care of nature. For him, this is the key to slowing down deforestation in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don&#8217;t need to clear land today. We need to educate people so that we can produce more on already productive land. But to do that, we need awareness. We need to create productive hubs and demonstration schools so people can become aware, copy what is being done, and believe in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 image-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 ratio-lg-3x4 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06665-copy-large-1-630x838.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06665-copy-large-1-630x838.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06665-copy-large-1-360x480.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06665-copy-large-1-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06665-copy-large-1-360x480@2x.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC06665-copy-large-1-300x400@2x.jpeg 600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_8c4ebec48cd0b934cab04236f53b93e6\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-sand-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 content-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 31\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h3>Vanusa Ina\u0301cio de Carvalho<\/h3>\n<p>Vanusa Ina\u0301cio de Carvalho is one of twelve women in the community village of Irapua\u0301, in Nova Russas who have joined forces to farm using agroecological methods in their backyards. Together, the self-named Abelhas Lutadoras do Serta\u0303o (the Fighting Bees of the Serta\u0303o) grow beans, corn, sesame, pumpkin, and peanuts \u2014 and have now added cotton to their portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>According to Carvalho, before the women began planting cotton, much of the land was planted with monocultures \u2014 just corn, or corn with beans. Today, intercropping cotton with a diverse range of crops is in turn adding more value to the consortium and building back soil health too.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that this cotton is now used in clothing and shoes sold globally is a source of pride for the group. \u201cIt\u2019s enjoyable and fulfilling to go to the field and know that what\u2019s there was made by you, to be able to harvest the cotton,\u201d Carvalho smiles. \u201cWe don\u2019t realize it, but we are going beyond what we think we can do because we are producing [the cotton] in our backyard, and it goes out into the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She hopes that those sourcing the fibers and buying the final products take the time to think about who grew it, and the innate respect for nature that agroecological farming requires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople should be aware and value not just the beautiful piece of clothing that\u2019s already ready, but the hard work that starts with the men and women in the fields. It\u2019s not just about seeing the finished product but understanding the effort behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 image-left order-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 ratio-lg-3x4 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC08373-large-630x838.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC08373-large-630x838.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC08373-large-360x480.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC08373-large-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC08373-large-360x480@2x.jpeg 720w, 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