Woollets employs the world’s best Midwest wool to elevate your soil to the next level.

What our customers are saying…

— Patricia Y. Illinois. (July 2024)

“I love these Woollets so much that I came back and bought 2 more bags!”

— Jill R. Wisconsin

I love this mulching fleece! I bought it for my daughter, and it has been a great help in keeping down weeds and retaining moisture in the soil. I'm going to use it in my flower pots as well. (Aug. 2024)

—Diane F. Wisconsin

"Wool may be used as a sustainable, renewable and environmentally friendly alternative to peat."

— Dr. Cate Willians; IBERS, Aberystwyth University

“I used Woollets when transplanting beans and they had NO Transplant shock! Also, my tomato plants have never looked better. They sailed through the heat wave without heat stress or needing extra watering! I love Woollets!” (July 2024)

—Pat K, Wisconsin.

“Everything looks really happy and honestly, too good - like I’m having trouble keeping up with the tomato growth. Thank you for Woollets.” (July 2024)

— Kate C. Wisconsin

I've used Woollets for my vegetables and for flowers at the cemetery. My vegetables are thriving with bountiful production. Usually it is a few weeks between cemetery visits to water the daisies and lavender. Even though we have gone for a couple of weeks at a time without measurable rain the plants are healthy and still flowering. This my first year using Woollets, and my plants have never looked better! (Aug. 2024)

5/5 stars.

— Diane F. Wisconsin

“My wife and I used Woollets for the first time and we are amazed at the health of our garden. We shared Woollets with my brother-in-law too. Everyone has been so impressed.”

—Aidan G. Wisconsin

“I’ve been loving your product (Woollets, wool pellets). Love seeing them out in the garden and I’ve been mixing them in to amend gardens and soil with biochar & worm castings as well this spring.” (June 2024)

“…Love the (wool) pellets…”

— Daviiid Toledo, Illinois.

July 2024 and I have ripe tomatoes! I’ve never had tomatoes in July. They usually don’t come until August. This year I planted half of my tomatoes with Woollets and the other half without. Here are the results on July 12th! Full disclosure: I did eat some of the cherry tomatoes from the Woollets side as they began ripening. I didn’t think to get a picture until the larger variety was ripe.

How to use Woollets:

Today’s gardeners are looking for ways to produce beautiful plants and healthy food while reducing their carbon footprint. Woollets ™ are the answer! 

Wool pellets are an amazing all-natural soil amendment and slow-release fertilizer meant to replace peat moss and petroleum-based hydrogels in your soil mix.

Woollets wool pellets are made from 100% renewable wool. Woollets hold 30X their weight in water, slowly releasing it into your soil along with naturally occurring fertilizers and micronutrients. They break down over the course of a year aerating your soil as they decompose and become one with the earth.

Use 1 c. Woollets with 1 gallon of soil. Use 1 Tbs for an 6-8” pot for houseplants. Pellets and Shreds can be added when planting outdoor vegetable and flower gardens. Mulching fleece can be added on top.

Why use Woollets? Click below to find out.

Where to find Woollets, wool pellets

If you’re local to Southwest Wisconsin you can find Woollets at the following retailers

Top Notch at 211 Hoesly Drive New Glarus, WI 53574

Ederer Dairy Supply at E5663 County Road B, Plain, WI 53577

Ederer's Do It Best & Dairy at 101 Mill St, Blanchardville, WI 53516

Online at Wisconsin Weekly Harvest

Mt. Horeb Do It Best at 501 Main St, Mt. Horeb, WI 53572

Buttercup Urban Gardens, 2509 E. Oklahoma Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207

Aspen Ridge 915 Ridge St, Mineral Point, WI 53565

Jung’s Nursery Centers, Madison, WI

• Do Woollets, wool pellets, contain weed seeds?

  The raw wool used to make Woollets can contain seeds, but the pelletizing process heats the material to 180 degrees, enough to kill the seeds, making most of them unviable.

• Why are some Woollets dark and others light?

  The raw wool used to make Woollets comes from many different colored sheep. Some sheep have grey wool, some have black, some have brown and some white/yellow. The pellet color is determined by the color of the sheep’s wool.

• Why are some Woollets shiny and smooth while others are fuzzy and bumpier?

  The texture of the pellet is determined by a few factors. How long did the pellet remain in the pellet mill? We have discovered that pellets that sit in the die overnight are much harder and shinier than pellets that come out immediately. What was the lanolin content of the wool? The natural lanolin helps the pellets compact better. What was the moisture content when the wool was pelletized? More moisture at the time of pelleting creates the fuzzier look. No matter what your Woollets look like, they will still do the job!

Sustainability in everything we do

…by meeting the needs of the present while protecting the future of the earth and all who are living on this beautiful planet. From purchasing second use 5 gallon buckets to reusing boxes and plastic bags, we are on a mission to do what we can to help the Earth.

Bringing the balance of nature and humans is at our core.

Our Packaging

We use packaging from two companies.

• Tricor-Braun compostable for our 16 oz, 5#, shreds and fleece (the only non-compostable item is the tin tie).

• S and K Packaging compostable multi wall bags for our 25#

• Cotton string to sew the bags

• We also purchase used 5 gallon buckets to store our product in as we prep and stock.

Our Workshop

Karen’s farm has generously given us a corner of their workshop where we pellet. It’s just the two of us working in there and we reuse or repurpose everything we can from plastic bags, scrap wood, to cooling screens from the recycle center in Green County. Any wool we can’t put through our machines goes back to the Earth. Examples of repurposed items in our shop:

• Old aluminum racks

• Cooling screens

• Reused spray bottles to wipe tables down with water to clean

• Plastic bags reused to send bulk products

Our Shipping

Fortunately, Elaine works at a school and brings to our workshop many boxes the school would normally recycle. These boxes are then re-used to ship our product out to customers. If you ever receive a box with “Chicken Nuggets” labeled on the side; that’s why! Please reuse the boxes we send you or repurpose/recycle them. The earth thanks us.

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

About

Woollets was founded by women who had a vision of a healthier planet.  Seeking a way to help the sheep industry with the vast amounts of unused wool as well as trying to find a sustainable alternative to peat, we divert a waste product from landfills, repurposing it to renew soil without microplastics.

Based in Argyle, Wisconsin, Woollets™ sources raw wool from local sheep farms, paying a fair price, then heat pelletizes the wool to create Woollets™ wool pellets for the home and garden. 

Karen Mayhew is a fiber artist, shepherd, and fourth-generation farmer, with a background in large market vegetable farming. She is currently raising a small flock of 40 heritage breed sheep with her husband, along with a varying number of chickens, goats, rabbits, and a cranky guardian llama. In addition to her day job at the USPS, she also manages their farm stay guest rental and rides herd on the family teens. A hand spinner, Karen is always seeking new and creative uses for the mountain of wool her sheep produce. 

Elaine Becker is an educator and prairie enthusiast with a degree in Environmental Science. Elaine grew up helping her family grow and preserve garden vegetables and was raised on gardening magazines and edgy ideas like dandelion root coffee. She is excited to share her passion for the environment, sustainability, and to spread the word about the magical properties of Woollets wool pellets. She hopes to see Woollets wool pellets become the go-to for small gardens and large operations alike.

 Make your sheep work for you! We can custom pellet your wool.

If you are interested in custom pelleting, click the Custom Pelleting agreement and Tax Exempt forms below.

FORMS

Custom pelleting agreement - Fill out this form if you would like pellets created from your own wool. 

Wool preparation guidelines - Please read and follow these instructions if you are sending us custom pelleting and/or wool for sale.

Wisconsin Tax Exempt form S-211 - Fill out this tax form if you are a Wisconsin resident and sell our product to the end user. We must have a copy of this on file if we aren’t charging you sales tax.

Minnesota Tax Exempt Form - Fill out this tax form if you are a Minnesota resident and sell our product to the end user. We must have a copy of this on file if we aren’t charging you sales tax.

Iowa Tax Exempt Form - Fill out this tax form if you are a resident of Iowa and sell our product to the end user. We must have a copy of this on file if we aren’t charging you sales tax.

Illinois Tax Exempt Form - Fill out this tax form if you are an Illinois resident and sell our product to the end user. We must have a copy of this on file if we aren’t charging you sales tax.

Wool purchasing agreement - Fill out this form if we are purchasing wool from you.

Sustainable Gardening Tips

Wholesale Inquiries

Are you interested in purchasing Woollets, wool pellets for your retail store? We can deliver wool pellets, wool fleece and wool shreds within a 30 mile radius. Click the “contact us” button below to bring Woollets to your climate conscious customers.

We also sell in bulk to growers, orchards, and nurseries. We will work with your company to get Woollets into your growing operation. Supersacs hold 1000 lbs of Woollets, wool pellets. Contact us to see what Woollets can do for you!

Wool Research

Details from the University of Vermont Extension research-

“Wool’s hygroscopic quality means an ability to ameliorate wild swings in precipitation because it can absorb, hold and release moisture as well as nutrients, over time” Kimberly Hagen, MS

Wool pellets have the unique ability to provide nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) while minimizing phosphorus levels, where legacy phosphorus might be a problem.

“Kimberly Hagen and Suzy Hodgson of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture were seeking a way to support Vermont’s sheep farmers by exploring market options for a use for raw, low-grade wool.” Kimberly Hagen, MS

“Up to fifty percent of the weight of wool is carbon. When pellets are incorporated into the soil, that carbon stays in the ground.” Kimberly Hagen, MS.

Climate responsible!

“…several findings suggest that wool is a promising alternative fertilizer for organic vegetable crops.” source. Various trials using tomatoes and spinach have showcased wool’s ability to stimulate increased yield and plant growth, especially when Woollets are used in the root zone.

“…suggests that wool pellets may be an appropriate replacement for commercial formulated fertilizer blends on organic farms… “ source. Higher nitrogen application is a direct correlation to stronger, healthier plants as well as better yields.