Sheep at Taproot Farms in Nova Scotia. Wool from these sheep will go into making wool pellets at the Taproot Fibre Lab's facility nearby. (Rob Short/CBC - image credit) In a former juice processing ...

It’s been nearly three decades since Charlene Schmid first developed an interest in alpaca wool. “I wanted to make a blanket for my baby,” she says with a laugh. “I learned about alpaca fiber and I’ve ...

Insulation material derived from coarse wool waste is a proven nature-based solution familiar to Rajasthan’s pastoral community, but long overlooked by the outside world. Until, that is, Prerna ...

Products from ten companies have been selected as finalists for the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Schmidt Family Foundation and the Dutch Postcode Lottery. Three ...

Australian Wool Innovation's Wear Wool, Not Waste campaign has smashed its targets with more than 68 million views, almost double its initial aim of 36 million views. National sheep and wool writer ...

It's Monday, which means Sunrise 7 features local farmers and producers by bringing your local products right to your home. The Farm to Fork farmer of the week is Cathy Wineman of Cathys Creations out ...

A solvent has shown efficiency in extracting value-added proteins such as keratin and melanin from waste human hair, chicken feathers and animal wool 1. The spent solvent can be recovered and reused ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana State University’s leading wool and sheep expert was featured recently in Time magazine, ...

Australian Wool Innovation has unveiled its latest global brand campaign, Wear Wool, Not Waste, off the back of its previous Wear Wool Not Fossil Fuels campaign. National sheep and wool writer for ACM ...

It is considered luxurious, exceptionally soft, and for many fashion enthusiasts, it’s long been more than just a secret tip: ...

In a former juice processing plant in Port Williams, a cluster of machines whir and hum as they process piles of wool. For now, the wool processed in this cavernous facility — home of Taproot Fibre ...