What is Shaniko Wool Company?
Founded in 2018 by Jeanne and Dan Carver, Shaniko Wool Company operates out from the historic Imperial Stock Ranch (est. 1871) located in Central Oregon.
The Carvers sought to sell their wool first handedly to textile brands with morals that lay in transparency and land preservation. Rooted in the principle of sustainability as a life-style and not a trend, the Imperial Stock Ranch was the first ranch in the world to be certified under the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) created by Textile Exchange. By becoming the first U.S. Farm Group to supply certified wool under RWS, Shaniko Wool Company changed the way we see how American wool is produced and purchased. RWS guarantees the protection and well-being of sheep, their land, and the workers who produce and provide wool. As of today, the precedent for responsible wool production sets significant and strict economical benchmarks world-wide.
Shaniko Wool Company’s mission:
to see the land win, while delivering responsibly grown wool to the world.
By choosing a product that comes from or uses RWS wool, the customer can expect proper nutrition, health, and care are being given to the animals. Supporting RWS wool also boosts farming practices that are sustainable to protecting the longevity of the land.
What makes this system a perfect partnership between manufacturer and consumer is traceability and certification as well as environmental integrity. Major brands like Patagonia and Ralph Lauren have been known to use RWS certified wool in their products, furthering the principles of clean and sustainable sourcing.
To this day Jeanne Carver continuously works hard to uphold what she and her late husband have created at the family’s Imperial Stock Ranch. By founding Shaniko Wool Company, the growth of RWS certified American wool spans not only to ranchers but to fabric manufactures, designers, and even indie yarn dyers like the familiar Tumalo Fiber. It’s important we keep sharing the positive contributions from the Carver’s that have impacted the wellness of our American landscape as well as broader world-wide farm lands.
