Video: Team Visits Merino Wool Sheep Farm in New Zealand
May 7, 2012, 11:09 am / Categories: Miscellaneous
At a remote sheep farm in New Zealand last month, Jason and Chelsey Magness, members of Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers, got an inside peek at where our favorite outdoor fabric, merino wool, comes from. The farm sources its wool to Ibex Outdoor Clothing, makers of much of the clothing you’ll see on the GearJunkie/YogaSlackers squad as they train and race around the planet.
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I love New Zealand also, but Ibex is making a determined effort on reducing carbon footprint by seeking out fine-wooled American sheep – we sold our wool to them this year! Maybe it will justify my purchases, as I have many of the great t-shirts in the superwash.