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2008

Ed Kiniry, Outdoor Industry Leader, is New Vermont Organic Fiber Co. CEO
Middlebury, VT – Vermont Organic Fiber Company (VTOF), the nation’s leading manufacturer of fabrics, blankets, and hand knitting yarn made with certified organic wool, has hired veteran outdoor industry entrepreneur Edward (“Ed”) Kiniry as CEO December 1, 2008. Kiniry will be responsible for driving the growth of the company’s popular O-Wool® brand of products made with wool grown and certified to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s organic standard. Formerly, he was president of Winterquest, LLC, the parent company of Tubbs and Atlas snowshoes, selling the company to K2 Inc. in 2003. Kiniry is credited with the re-invention of snowshoeing as a $100 million worldwide market. Download Press Release

Nation’s First Washable Wool Fabrics Made with Organic Wool Introduced by Vermont Organic Fiber Company at Outdoor Retailer January 22-25, 2009
Middlebury, VT -  Vermont Organic Fiber Company (VTOF), the nation’s leading organic wool provider, will introduce “O-Wool® Washable,” the nation’s first washable wool fabrics made with organic wool grown and certified to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) organic standard, at the Outdoor Retailer (OR) show in Salt Lake City, UT January 22-25, 2009 (booth 255-308). Download Press Release

New O-Wool® Organic Wool Fabrics Unveiled at Sourcing@MAGIC
Middlebury, VT – Vermont Organic Fiber Company (VTOF), the U.S.’ leading 
manufacturer of organic wool yarns, fabrics, hand-knitting yarns, and blankets, 
will introduce new O-Wool suiting, herringbone, and flannel fabrics at the 
Sourcing@MAGIC show August 24-27, 2008, at the Las Vegas Convention 
Center (booth FA 23710 in the South Hall).  Download Press Release

O-Wool featured on WCAX - MiVT: Organic Wool
The popularity of organic foods, personal care, and household products has spiked in the past decade but more quietly, so too have organic fibers. The Vermont Organic Fiber Company's Matthew Mole says, "The textile market has grown exponentially." Read More at WCAX.com ...

Download the latest edition of Organic Products Retailer, featuring Vermont Organic Fiber Company

2007

Meryl Streep's Top Green Product Picks:

Mainstream retailers are committing to organic food and fibers and selling certified forest products. More...

Vermont Organic Fiber’s O~Wool Classic hand knitting yarn featured in Vogue Knitting’s Yarn Update section

2006

MFA Fashion Design School Graduates Launched Professional Runway Collections During New York Olympus Fashion Week

(PRWEB) September 25, 2006 -- On Saturday, September 9th, MFA fashion graduates showcased their debut collections in the Bryant Park Tents during New York Olympus Fashion Week for the second year in a row. Academy of Art University is the first and only educational institution to promote its recent fashion graduates with this extraordinary opportunity.
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Patagonia’s Gone All Sheepish

At the time we wrote about the Vermont Organic Fibre Company supplying the US market with organic wool, Patagonia hadn’t quite released their offerings. Recently though, their fall line did arrive and they most certainly do want you to pull the wool over your eyes. There are organic wool sweaters and cardigans. [The sheep and their pastures are free of synthetic pesticides and their feed is organic].
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Organic Merino Wool Hand Knitting Yarn Now Available In Time for Fall Knitting and Holiday Gifts

Middlebury, VT (August 7, 2006) - Just in time for the cool days of Fall and the gift-giving holiday season, Vermont Organic Fiber Company (VTOF) is announcing its new “O~Wool Classic” line of organic wool hand knitting yarn, offered in color-rich hues. This is the first time yarn made with organic wool has been made widely available to the hand knitting market. The worsted-weight “O~Wool Classic” yarn, made from organic Australian Merino wool and spun at a U.S. mill, is perfect for making holiday gifts or as a gift in its own right. The yarn is available in select stores nationwide as well as via major Internet yarn retailers (see retail locations under “O~Wool Yarn” at  www.o-wool.com).
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JASCO®, and Vermont Organic Fiber Co. collaborate on 100% certified organic wool fabric collection.

We are proud to announce that JASCO®, America's most innovative and foremost domestic knit resource for nearly 60 years, is manufacturing organic wool jersey from 100% certified O-Wool from the Vermont Organic Fiber, Co. for the global fashion design community.

Please see jascofabrics.com for more.

2005

Vermont firm rides the wool trend
Samantha Critchell, Burlington Free Press, Dec.13,2005
NEW YORK -- There's a segment of the organic goods market that buys things out of environmental consciousness, while others buy for the social values the organic industry promotes. Increasingly, though, organic goods are being bought by the average joe, happy to get something green as long as it looks, feels and costs the same as the things he's used to.
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