Festival Beach Community Garden - Austin, TX 2024

Tend weaves together science & source with design for our bodies & lands. Our clothing offers a deeper relational experience of connection with the natural world.

We deeply value our interconnected existence and are committed to contributing to the broader movement of eliminating mindless excess consumption that is harming life on our planet.

Clothing in harmony with nature.

“We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us”

Albert Einstein

Tend(verb), practice the art of living in harmony with nature.

Tend with Us:

Eco-Printing & Composting Workshops

Educational Experiences

Brand Collaborations

Working with indigenous wisdom to enhance ecosystem metabolics is central to how Tend works. Our priority is in research, development and culture.

Science

Tend is made for living in harmony with regenerative practices. .

Practice

From products to workshops, our design philosophy is centered in Place, Systems Thinking, Community Connection & Play.

Design

Upcoming Workshops

No Workshops Scheduled

Please contact us if you would like to schedule a workshop or collaboration.

You know the saying: One woman’s old underwear is another fungi’s treasure. If you’re like us, you want to take a deeper dive into the science & trials for making compostable clothing a reality 🔬Check out the results from the T

“There was someone I loved who grew old and ill
One by one I watched the fires go out.
There was nothing I could do

except to remember
that we receive
then we give back.“
-Mary Oliver, At the River Clarion

Living in Austin, starting Tend, has brought the most amazing people into my life. A few weeks ago I talked with soil & compost expert Andie Marsh about my work in Tend & Texas Fibershed. Here is the 2nd interview in that series:

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🌻Some exciting Tend Compost Trial updates are ON THE WAY! This week was a big move, preparing for summer travels to other bioregions (hint: ⛰️&🦘)

Tuning into place, no matter where we are. Tending no matter where we are. That’s what this

Tend exists thanks to Fibershed and the greater affiliate network like @txfibershed. Learn more about Texas Fibershed and the model Tend is created within on the Soil is Sexy Substack …be sure to subscribe!!!
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Tend Compost Trial👀 Week 1 check. Still very much intact with a small amount of fungi growth starting🍄&zwj;🟫

🌡️Back to the pile, letting Nature do Her work 🕛 Ever notice how beautiful things get created in their own time💎

Thank you @soilissex

Headed to a garden party🩲🌱🌼🌸🥂

🩷Cotton🩷A metamorphosis journey to fluffy soft fibers! These are growing so well in the Austin ☀️ thanks to @bflorentine

Nature does it best!😍 We’re just here to Tend Her the best we can.

Did you know the Balcones Fault runs through Aust

👩🏼&zwj;🌾➕👩&zwj;🔬🟰🩲💚🌱 Okay, why wasn’t science this fun in school?

It has been an eye & heart opening 30 days. Handing over Tend to Mama Earth for renewal into healthy soil. But wait! How did the soil turn out? How did the compost