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Curious about organic wool? What could be more natural than wool? Many people think that wool is organic since it is a natural fibre, while others use the term in an everyday manner simply to express that the fibre has not been treated with strong chemicals. There is however a deeper meaning to the word organic, which doesn’t refer to where a product comes from, but instead to how the food and product was grown and processed using nature-friendly methods. Wool’s journey from a grazing sheep to one of Ruskovilla’s wool tops is a long one. The certification of wool as organic begins with the soil on which the sheep graze, continues on to the wellbeing of the sheep and then moves on to the processing, washing, spinning, dyeing and knitting, etc., of the wool. Everything comes down to the wellbeing of the pasture and the sheep: attention is paid to the fertility of the soil, crop rotation, the nutrition and health of the sheep, and pest control. Synthetic pesticides, hormones, vaccinations, and genetic modification are prohibited. Good livestock practice and breed-specific treatment are a given. The principle behind organic production is to produce products whose manufacturing methods are not harmful to the environment or to the health and wellbeing of people, plants, and animals. Nothing beats wool when it comes to comfort, warmth, elasticity or versatility. And when you source your wool organically from Ruskovilla, you can be sure it’s the best in the world. More about organic wool at www.naturtextil.com and www.imo.ch . Fall in love with Ruskovilla´s organic wool!

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