Annotations - organic farming

  1. Clausens Fibre Garden. “Clausens Fibre Garden _ WWOOF Canada.Pdf.” WWOOF Canada, n.d.

    Our aim is to be an organically based, self sustainable Teaching Farm. We raise fibre animals Angora Rabbits, Cashmere & Angora Goats, high purity Gotland Sheep and in 2018 we Imported the first flock of Teeswater Sheep into Canada.

    Farm in BC.

  2. Davis, Jessica. “Is Cashmere Bad for the Planet?” Harper’s BAZAAR, January 24, 2020. https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a30184355/how-sustainable-is-cashmere/.

    when shopping for cashmere, it's also important to take note of a brand’s accreditation to ensure animal welfare is respected. Le Kasha, for example, is ECO-certified, guaranteeing that all the goats used in their production processes are well treated. "The goats are always fed on organic grain foodstuffs, and grazed on natural grasslands devoid of fertilisers or any other chemicals," Maricano tells us.