At a family farm in central Iowa, a sheep shearer leans over a ram, making smooth, clean strokes through several inches of shaggy wool. For most breeds, this fiber will just keep growing unless it’s ...

Regional fiber mills are turning locally produced wool into profitable products while supporting small farms and reviving ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

“Shearless Fleece,” it read next to a picture of a sheep heavy with wool. “Not a single sheep was sheared in the making of this garment.” The sixth-generation sheep farmer in Monkton, Ontario, logged ...

In the sheep farming regions of New South Wales, a peculiar transformation is underway. Spread across paddocks where crops have not grown properly for years, farmers are laying down a material that ...