Sally Fox

Sally Fox (born 1955) is a United States cotton breeder who breeds naturally colored varieties of cotton. She is the inventor of Foxfibre®️ and founder of the company Natural Cotton Colors Inc. Fox invented the first species of environmentally friendly colored cotton that could be spun into thread on a machine.

Fox has been called a "cotton pioneer" for her efforts regarding organic, colored cotton and heirloom wheat.

Early life and education Fox was the sixth of seven children, born in 1955 in Woodside, California to two real estate agents. At the age of seven, her family moved to Menlo Park.

In high school, an entomology teacher and then Stanford Ph.D. student, Elizabeth Wangari, inspired Fox to take an interest in insects. Wangari helped Fox secure an internship at Zoecon Corporation in Palo-Alto. Fox went on to major in biology and entomology at California State Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo. the Sacramento Bee, and Popular Mechanics.

Awards United Nations Programmed Award 1992, Edison Award for Environmental Achievement by the American Manufacturing Association Green Award from Green Housekeeping Magazine 1993, IFOAM - Organics International Organic Cotton Recognition Award