Entries by Elisabeth van Delden
#025: Jen Hunter is educating consumers by giving them the real farm experience
Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content Jen Hunter is a multi-passionate sheep farmer in the UK. At Fernhill Farm, she is building a business with multiple income streams based on the resources the farm provides her with. In this Wool Academy podcast episode, she shares her story on how she […]
#024: Ari Kuchar on telling wool stories through video
Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content In this episode, Video Producer Ari Kuchar shares his knowledge about telling stories through video. Ari talks about why video is the number one form of communications going forward and how wool industry businesses can benefit from video. In this episode, you will learn […]
#023: Goetz Giebel on today’s challenges of yarn production and supply chain traceability
Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content Goetz Giebel is a wool industry supply chain expert with technical know-how in sourcing, finishing, knitting and supply chain concepts. In this episode, Goetz shares his knowledge about yarn production and explains us the difference between worsted and woollen yarn. He also explains […]
#022: Terry Townsend rectifies fake facts about growing natural fibres
Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content In this episode, cotton expert Dr Terry Townsend talks about the natural fibres industries in general. Terry gives brief introductions about cotton as well as other natural fibres. He points out why it is so important for natural fibres to connect and defend themselves […]
#021: Philip Attard About Creating the Gostwyck Merino Brand
Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content In this episode wool grower and entrepreneur Philip Attard talks about the business he and his wife Alison created based out of their farm Gostwyck in Australia. Philip explains the different strategies he applied to create the Gostwyck Merino Wool brand to ensure […]
#020: Dalena White introduces the work of IWTO
Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content In this episode, Dalena White, Secretary General of the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) introduces the services that the IWTO offers towards the wool industry. Dalena lays out the strategic focus areas the industry body is focusing on. Focus areas include scientific research in […]
#019: Lifecycler Kjersti Kviseth about the circular economy for textiles
Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content In this episode, Life Cycle Design expert Kjersti Kviseth, talks about the importance of designing products with the 2nd and 3rd life of the product in mind. This is important in order to save resources and protect the environment. She explains how life […]
#018: Geoff Kingwill About Wool Growing in the Semi-desert
Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content South African Wool Grower Geoff Kingwill, shares insights into what it is like to run sheep in the semi-desert of the Karoo. He explains how holistic management of sheep and land helps reverse desertification. Geoff also explains what all there is to achieve and gain […]
#017: Angus Ireland about the latest wool research
Click on the button to load the content from player.captivate.fm. Load content Research insights on how wool helps improve eczema In this episode, Angus Ireland from the Woolmark Company, speaks about the latest research happening in the area of health and wellness as well as wool’s environmental credentials. Angus talks about how super fine wool […]