When it comes to clothing, wool is often praised as the ultimate natural insulator. Wool sweaters are cozy, fast-drying and made from a renewable resource. What if you could wrap your house in a warm ...

ALBANY -- Brownsville farmers Joel and Kay Pynch have found a new use for excess wool. Along with partner Margaret Magruder of Clatskanie, they have come up with an environmentally friendly wool ...

OREGON SHEEP rancher Joel Pynch says builders looking for effective insulation and LEED credits need only look to his herd. Pynch's company, Oregon Shepherd, has partnered with a New Zealand business ...

Brownsville farmers Joel and Kay Pynch teamed up with Margaret Magruder of Clatskanie to use extra wool as home insulation. Brownsville farmers Joel and Kay Pynch teamed up with Margaret Magruder of ...

Brownsville farmers Joel and Kay Pynch have found a new use for excess wool. Along with partner Margaret Magruder of Clatskanie, they have come up with an environmentally friendly wool product that is ...

Rainier-based Oregon Shepherd is selling blown-in natural wool insulation to the green building industry. Entrepreneurs Margaret Magruder and Joel Pynch spent nearly a decade researching alternative ...