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Owners Karri and Trefor Munn-Venn launched the new product at an on-farm event on Saturday<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Testimonials&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;70%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;0%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-19px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||3px|||&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position_phone=&#8221;95%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.3&#8243; max_width=&#8221;900px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.6&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/fermesleystone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/magazine-18.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.6&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||18px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Cardo||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#2a2a2a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;42px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;36px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Whether sheep are being raised for meat production or for their fleece, we found that a lot of wool ends up discarded or wasted<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.3&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.3&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/fermesleystone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/wool-pellet-research-results-banner.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;wool pellets, wool pellet research, wool pellet research results, university of vermont, fermes leystone, leystone farms, pontiac quebec, luskville&#8221; title_text=&#8221;wool pellet research results &#8211; banner&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/shop.fermesleystone.com\/collections\/wool-pellets?lang=en&#038;currency=USD&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Images&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.6&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.6&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|10px|auto|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.6&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Karri, who is herself an avid knitter, said the idea came about after seeing the amount of wool wasted in the husbandry of sheep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhether sheep are being raised for meat production or for their fleece, we found that a lot of wool ends up discarded or wasted,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe solution we landed on was the production of wool pellets that can be used in the garden. Wool that is too short or dirty to be made into yarn, or would otherwise be discarded, is fed through a specially engineered pellet mill to create small felt pellets,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Among the vast array of benefits Leystone Farms says their wool pellets have on gardens and potted plants, the repelling of pests and insects and the conservation of water are likely to be the biggest draw for home gardeners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.6&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>While Leystone itself has a growing flock of sheep, Trefor said that the wool used in the pellets is acquired from farms throughout the region and recycled into the gardening product by Leystone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe raw wool is sourced from Western Quebec &amp; Eastern Ontario,\u201d Trefor said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cTransforming it into pellets offers a positive alternative to throwing their wool away. 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