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Local Vendor Spotlight: EARTH WOOLIES from twisted strait fibers

Earth Woolies

Pelletized Sheep Wool Organic Soil Amendment

Earth Woolies are a product of Twisted Strait Fibers, a Cooperative created to optimize the use of natural fibers on the Olympic Peninsula. Earth Woolies are a renewable, environmentally friendly, all natural soil amendment made from local pelletized sheep’s wool. Add Woolies to any soil to maintain proper soil porosity, regulate water and add nitrogen and carbon to improve the health of your soil and plants. You can use them on new or existing indoor or outdoor plants or in any new garden bed creation.

About Twisted Strait Fibers:

Community.  Education.  Promotion.  Sustainability.  These are the words that describe their goals for Twisted Strait Fibers.  They are a community of committed farmers and fiber artists located in the Pacific Northwest.  Their desire is to educate, promote and sustain the production and use of fiber-bearing animals.

They are a cooperative.  A cooperative is a business that is democratically owned and controlled (one member = one vote). In this way, people who benefit from the services it provides also own the entire process.  With a cooperative there is no need to satisfy the income expectations of a single individual owner; profits are distributed evenly to the group.

As a member, they offer you:

  • Membership in a community of like-minded folks who share your love of natural fiber and the animals that produce it.

  • Access to our educational resources.

  • Promotion of your fiber, studio, or farm on our website.

  • A sales platform for your products.

  • Processing your fiber at a local mill where you can share in the profits, thus reducing cost. (Mill development at funding stage)

  • Selling your fiber to Twisted Strait Fibers at above wool-pool rates.

  • Inclusion in our Pacific Northwest fiber community.

To learn more or if you are interested in becoming a member please visit their website: https://twistedstraitfibers.com/