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Organic wool is quite different from most commercially produced wool. In fact, there are so many differences that once you become familiar with organic versus commercial you may wonder why you ever consider buying non-organic!
Organic wool comes fromsheep that are raised and shorn by farmers that adhere to a very strict set of standards in order to maintain their organic certification.
Nothing a sheep eats can be treated with growth hormones or steroids. The grasslands they graze in have to be free of synthetic pesticides for at least three years before they are turned into pasture for the animals. This does not mean that farmers can’t battle pests that could destroy the pasture but only that they must use natural pesticides free of artificial chemicals. Thus, the sheep has nothing artificial in its diet and ingests no chemicals in anything it eats.
This is one reason why organic wool is a bit more costly than regular wool. The farmer’s herd breeds more slowly than commercial herds and doesn’t grow as much wool because the sheep are allowed to follow their natural cycles.