Harvest & Mill

Harvest & Mill was founded in 2012 in Berkeley, California by husband-and-wife team Natalie Patricia and Paul Wallace. Patricia, a former farmhand and gardener, had moved from the East Coast to Berkeley in 2009 and began sewing custom garments. Wallace, originally from Cork, Ireland, managed the Petaluma Seed Bank and organised the Heirloom Expo, bringing an agricultural sensibility to the fashion world. Together, they modelled Harvest & Mill after Northern California's farm-to-table food movement, applying the same local, organic, traceable philosophy to clothing.

The brand works directly with American organic cotton farmers using regenerative practices (non-GMO seeds, cover cropping, integrated pest management) and commissions fabric from American heritage mills with no brokers or wholesalers. All sewing happens in Oakland, Berkeley, and San Francisco, within 20 miles of headquarters. Their heirloom cotton varieties produce naturally brown and green fibres, eliminating dyeing entirely. When dyes are used, they partner with artisan dye houses in Indiana and California using plant-based indigo and low-impact non-toxic options.

Harvest & Mill is carbon neutral, offsetting 100% of emissions across manufacturing, supply chain, and shipping. They claim 70% less greenhouse gas emissions, 53% less energy, and 50% less water usage compared to comparable sustainable brands. They hold PETA's cruelty-free/vegan certification but notably lack GOTS, OEKO-TEX, or B Corp certification—a gap for a brand at this price point.

The brand remains small (under $5M revenue, 11-50 employees) with a focused product range of basics only: tees, sweatshirts, joggers, shorts, socks, and hoodies. Pricing sits at the very top of the sustainable basics market ($48 tees, $76 joggers, $124 sweatshirts, $185 hoodies), justified by the fully domestic supply chain but placing them well above competitors like Pact, MATE the Label, or even American Giant.