Shaniko Wool: Western Ranchers Making Waves with 2024 Olympic Blazers and Sustainable Practices
Discover how ranchers in the West are not only turning heads with their stylish Olympic blazers made from Shaniko Wool but also leading the charge in sustainable practices. This article highlights their innovative approaches to reducing carbon impacts and their significant contributions to global environmental efforts.
Celebrating Shaniko Wool's Role in 2024 Summer Olympic Fashion
Shaniko Wool is showcased at the 2024 Summer Olympics with Ralph Lauren's striking uniforms that blend tradition and modern design. This article highlights the most stylish looks from the Paris Games, emphasizing the balance between sportswear trends, national symbols and high fashion.
Certified Shaniko Wool Featured in 2024 Summer Olympics Uniforms
Shaniko Wool is proudly featured in the Olympic uniforms, highlighting the importance of certification in quality textiles. This article examines the blend of tradition and innovation in Western agriculture and how certification contributes to sustainable practices.
Shaniko Wool Shines in Ralph Lauren’s Team USA Blazer for Paris 2024
Ralph Lauren’s unveiling of the Team USA uniforms for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics included a wool blazer, highlighting the versatility of this natural fiber. Read more about the story behind this design decision and the role of Responsible Wool Standard-certified wool in the collection.
Shaniko Wool is proud to be featured in His Majesty at 75: The Leadership and Vision of King Charles III
His Majesty at 75: The Leadership and Vision of King Charles III is a fully illustrated hardback authored by The New York Times best-selling writer and official royal biographer Robert Jobson, and published by St. James House. The book charts Charles’s life and reflects on the ideas and issues he has championed along the way, highlighting examples of achievement and progress across social, cultural, technological and commercial spheres—including Shaniko Wool’s role in sustainable agriculture and fiber production.
Bend Magazine: Jeanne Carver is featured from ranch to retail
Bend Magazine's May/June 2024 issue featured Jeanne Carver and Shaniko brand partners. She discusses the origins of her work as a rancher in the textile industry as well as ongoing efforts to build US-based wool and textile supply chains. The article begins on page 78, featuring photos of products made of Shaniko wool.
AgEmerge Podcast episode featuring Jeanne Carver
Jeanne Carver was interviewed on the AgEmerge podcast from the Ag Solutions Network, where they discussed the past, present, and future of ranching and the role of wool in sustainable rangeland practices. Listen to the episode for insights into the evolving landscape of agriculture and our commitment to sustainability.
Brands like Janessa Leone are partnering with Shaniko Wool to make positive impacts in fashion
The fashion brand Janessa Leone was recently highlighted by Vogue Business for their commitment to sourcing regenerative, RWS & NATIVA Regen certified wool, due to its positive impacts to land health and climate. Despite slow growth for regenerative wool in the US, Shaniko Wool Company is selling regenerative wool to interested customers, like Janessa Leone. The positive impacts of regenerative wool production can continue to expand as more brands commit to sourcing responsible material.
Fleece apparel by Driftless Goods made from Shaniko Wool featured in Fast Company article
This article from Fast Company showcases Shaniko Wool partner Driftless Goods' sustainable fleece products. Driftless Goods designer Caroline Priebe is using Shaniko wool certified to NATIVA Regen and the Responsible Wool Standard as the optimal choice for fleece products typically made from plastics.
Janessa Leoné’s Shaniko Wool wearables featured on Forbes.com
With the guidance and support of Rachel Cantu, who was VP of Supply Chain at Patagonia for 5 years, Janessa Leone set out to build a supply chain from scratch for all the materials used in products. And she added one more key item to her lineup: wool sweaters made from regenerative wool that’s grown, sourced, and turned into yarn entirely in the US.
Winter 2024 Issue of Spin Off Magazine
In the latest issue of Spin Off Magazine, Jeanne Carver shares the story of Shaniko Wool’s beginnings in Oregon, to a global stage as a supplier to Ralph Lauren, to RWS certification and now a 10-ranch partnership that delivers fully traceable, certified American wool to US designers, brands, and manufacturing partners for use in a variety of products and markets.
DeFeet Launches First Fully Traceable Ranch to Retail Wool Socks in the US
DeFeet, the world’s first manufacturer dedicated to crafting sustainable, pro-level performance socks, has launched the country’s first-ever Merino wool versions of its Woolie Boolie™ and Wooleator™ Pro socks with the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) logo on the packaging. The double RWS and NATIVA Regen-Shaniko certification guarantees sustainable practices from farm to finished product and a commitment to improve soil and water quality and protect biodiversity.
Farm & Fiber Knits: Shorn in the USA
Central Oregon rancher Jeanne Carver and her family have spent decades reversing poor land management, reseeding crop fields with permanent plants, moving livestock around more and changing their farming practices to avoid tilling up the soil.
Oregon Public Broadcasting: How ‘carbon farming’ could help Oregon reach its climate goals
Central Oregon rancher Jeanne Carver and her family have spent decades reversing poor land management, reseeding crop fields with permanent plants, moving livestock around more and changing their farming practices to avoid tilling up the soil.
Jeanne Carver on Down To Earth Podcast: Pivoting in The Face of Global Market Changes
Jeanne talks with hosts about weathering global change on her Oregon sheep ranch, and the regenerative practices that are generating income as part of the growing market for ecosystem services and sequestered carbon.
Jeanne Joins Powerful Ladies Podcast: Episode 229
Jeanne shares her journey with host Kara Duffy, about going from hardworking rancher to business owner, organizer, and now a leader in setting the standards for land conservation, and sustainable, regenerative wool production in the U.S.
Foraged Fibers Knitting Shop Helps Stitch a Community Together
Wisconsin knitting shop featuring Shaniko Wool has been featured on VolumeOne.org. Shop Owner Britta Harris shares her goal of filling a hole in the craft market for sustainable fibers, and her passion for dying the wool with natural dyes herself.
Holistic Management International Spotlights Shaniko Wool
HMI featured Shaniko Wool on its blog recently, tracing the rise of responsible wool, carbon sequestration and measuring, and the increasing important of data and measurement of ecological impacts.
Good Dirt Podcast: Regenerative Practices in Textile Production
Jeanne joined hosts Mary and Emma to discuss the power of concerted collaborative conservation efforts, Responsible Wool Standard Certification, and more
USDA “Success Stories" Features Shaniko Wool Company: Helping the Wool Producing Industry One Sheep At a Time
Shaniko Wool Company and its partners have been raising sheep for 128 years. Over the last several years, the company has emerged as a leader in the wool textile industry, becoming the first RWS-certified company in North America in 2018.