Tag Archives: #wool

No Sweat!

The Campaign For Wool is a global initiative promoted by Prince Charles to raise awareness about wool. Enjoy their great ad, then visit the Campaign for Wool website to learn a lot of really interesting things about wool.

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What A Nice Wooly Coat – A Wool Mini-Lesson

Sheep are special farm animals that can provide humans with two important things: food and clothing.  Since the beginning of time, people have been raising sheep to eat, for their milk, and to use their wool to make blankets, clothing … Continue reading

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Dolly the Sheep Gets A Haircut

Here’s a video of Dolly the Ewe finally being shorn.  She’s so clean and white underneath it all!

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Baaaa – Ram – Ewe!

Meat from farm animals such as cows, pigs, chicken, and sheep is an important part of our diet, giving us high-quality protein to keep ourselves strong and healthy.  There are many ideas surrounding commercial meat production at the moment (we’ll … Continue reading

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