About the Rainforest Silk CooperativeTM

The Rainforest Silk CooperativeTM is a wholesale distributer of wild silk products from India and Madagascar. We sell high quality of silk textiles, yarns and decorative objects made from wild silk cocoons. Each member of the cooperative raises wild species of silk moths using a semi-agricultural methods. Silk moth larvae feed on native plants that are an important component of the ecosystems/countries in which we work.

In particular, our products support impoverished, rural farmers that live in habitats bordering important conservation sites or national parks. Our long term goal is to provide new means of income generation that focus on maintaining native forests instead of cutting them down.

 

Weaving in Madagascar

The Rainforest Silk Cooperative is a member of the Fair Trade Federation