https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/fight-the-polar-vortex-with-warm-wool-sweaters-and-socks/ The expert help you need to live the greener, healthier life you want. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 21:24:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/fight-the-polar-vortex-with-warm-wool-sweaters-and-socks/#comment-1912 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:10:38 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/fight-the-polar-vortex-with-warm-wool-sweaters-and-socks/#comment-1912 On SmartWool’s website (which is admittedly terrible to navigate, difficult to use, and altogether just a little too cute), here’s what they say: “We believe our sheep deserve to be treated well, and as part of that belief, we require contracted wool to be non-mulesed. SmartWool contributed to eliminating mulesing in New Zealand, and we won’t source wool from growers that practice it. We have also supported work by our partner, New Zealand Merino, to trace wool to the farm and to ensure every farm takes care of its sheep, its workers and its land. Of course, those things come naturally to a good grower — sheep, workers and land must all be supported to produce quality wool.” So yes, they use merino wool, but no, they’d don’t work with farmers who practice mulesing.

]]> https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/fight-the-polar-vortex-with-warm-wool-sweaters-and-socks/#comment-1911 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 23:02:06 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/fight-the-polar-vortex-with-warm-wool-sweaters-and-socks/#comment-1911 I’m not sure why you list Smartwool- it seems to be made with merino wool, which uses merino wool. Am I missing something? I won’t buy merino anymore, now that I know how it’s produced.

]]> https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/fight-the-polar-vortex-with-warm-wool-sweaters-and-socks/#comment-1910 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 17:02:21 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/fight-the-polar-vortex-with-warm-wool-sweaters-and-socks/#comment-1910 Thanks for the tips. I always buy alpaca clothes when I go to countries like Ecuador and Bolivia, as I assume that the relative lack of technology means a greener process all round. I have no idea how green the process in more devleoped countries

]]> https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/fight-the-polar-vortex-with-warm-wool-sweaters-and-socks/#comment-1909 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 12:54:26 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/fight-the-polar-vortex-with-warm-wool-sweaters-and-socks/#comment-1909 Yes, Alpaca is a very warm yarn. I don’t know how the animals are sheared. Do you?

]]> https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/fight-the-polar-vortex-with-warm-wool-sweaters-and-socks/#comment-1908 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 20:19:31 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/fight-the-polar-vortex-with-warm-wool-sweaters-and-socks/#comment-1908 Alpaca is very earth friendly and very warm! I will be getting some on my shop in 2014. It will be a cozy year.

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