wool

we use only farms with strict growing standards

• sheep are rotated amongst a number of pastures to allow vegetation to recover from grazing
• we encourage alternative medical care to keep the sheep healthy with the fewest chemicals possible
• no herbicides or pesticides are used in the fields where sheep will be grazing
• to go even further, our wool is randomly spot-tested for harmful chemicals
• wool from the sheep's bottom & belly are separated and sold to other customers

practices that are never used with our wool

• carbonizing: a process where fibers are dipped in acids to dissolve vegetable matter
• chemical crimping: after carbonizing, wool fibers are unnaturally straightened and need chemicals to regain their coiled, crimped structure
• dipping: many farms subject sheep to a bath in a pesticide solution
• bleaching: most wool fibers are bleached & dyed to make them appear whiter — our wool has its natural color
• harmful shearing: the shearing process should be quick & harmless and performed by only highly skilled shearing professionals
• mulesing: removing patches of skin from sheep to discourage infection and flies — none of our farms practice this method
• overgrazing: it harms the land and lowers overall wool quality