What is WoolGanique™?

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WoolGanique™ is our exclusive certified organic merino wool fiber used as a filling for our Visonique™ collection. It is grown on our merino sheep and is one of the top finest, softest, and purest wool fibers available in the wool market.

Organic sheep husbandry and wool production is a whole chain of rules and regulations set by NOP, the National Organic Program of USDA that need to be strictly followed in order to get the wool fiber certified organic. Farmers receive almost a double price for their raw organic wool batting versus conventional batting as they commit to follow strict organic standards. Every year an independent certification organization accredited by USDA sends their inspector for testing of our organic sheep and its organic wool to assure NOP compliance.

“Strengthening Organic Wool Industry in Kyrgyzstan”

The Kyrgyz Wool Industry has a positive reputation around the world for its organic animal husbandry practices with the industry's success being based upon producing healthy and contented sheep, which give one of the finest, softest, and highest quality wool in the world market.

More than 8 million sheep graze in mountainous lands of Kyrgyzstan.
WoolGaniqueTM practices are:

• Organic Feed – sheep must consume only organically grown feed (wheat, Lucerne, Festuca Sulcata, Pea Pratensis) that provide them with complete nutrition which ensures high birth rate and finer wool fiber.
• Organic Animal Husbandry – farmers have a map with their land and pasture information where only a proportional number of sheep to land can be grazed to prevent overgrazing and its devastating effects. Housing and management must be appropriate to the behavioral needs of the sheep. Animals should receive daily amount of sunlight and have freedom of movement, which increases their immune system and keep them less vulnerable to diseases and infections.
• Veterinary Treatment – only a certain number of synthetic antibiotics are allowed by NOP. Use of synthetic hormones and genetic engineering is prohibited. Priority is given to natural veterinary practices.
• Organic Farm Management –use of pesticides and herbicides is prohibited on the pasture and grazing lands.
• Organic Traceability – whether it is organic feed, a newly born animal or shearing time, each step of production must be documented to assure its organic traceability.
• Independent Third Party Certification –Overall, the whole organic wool production chain must be certified by an independent third party certification agency accredited by USDA to have the wool fiber labeled as organic.

In addition to pasture and sheep monitoring, we send a sample of our WoolGaniqueTM to WOOLMARK, an international independent and reputable certification agency for chemical testing in England.

When a product carries a WOOLMARK label you can be confident of quality, performance and value for your money. WOOLMARK guarantees fiber content and has provided quality assurance for over four decades and it’s an ongoing process.