ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaWasted wool being turned into a green garden product, thanks to this P.E.I. business 4 hours agoDuration 2:324 hours agoNewsDuration 2:32A small business on P.E.I. is taking fleece that used to be thrown out and turning it into wool pellets that gardeners can use to improve their soil. Margaret McEachern, who runs Knit Pickers near North Rustico, will process 4,000 pounds of wool this fall. Island sheep owners are happy about the extra income and what the project does the environment. CBC’s Nancy Russell has the story. Related Stories New P.E.I. garden teaches Islanders how to grow food in a changing climate A big black tube on Salt Spring Island is diverting tonnes of organic waste ‘If we don’t get rain, we won’t have a harvest’: P.E.I. pumpkin farmers worry as fall nears P.E.I. minister says up to 170 companies have sought help to diversify markets Still sharp: Meet the 92-year-old meat cutter carving out a legacy in P.E.I.More from NewsVideo9:28Poland says it shot down Russian drones in its airspaceCBC News Network (Highlights) 24 minutes agoVideo17:26What covering the world’s crises cost Brian Stewart The National 31 minutes agoVideo2:10City needs to find alternative to proposed encampment rules: advocate3 hours agoVideo2:18City wants to look at downtown district thermal energy potential3 hours agoVideo1:17Riley Laychuk’s Manitoba forecast for Wednesday, Sept. 10, 20253 hours agoTrending NowVideo3:26WestJet flight from Toronto touches down hard in St. MaartenSeptember 8Video1:46WestJet flight hits runway hard while landing in St. MaartenThe National September 8Video2:26Court documents shed new light on case of missing N.S. childrenCBC News Nova Scotia August 22Video1:22#TheMoment Mark Carney surprised a volunteer at an Ontario raceThe National September 9Video2:05Vandals targeting Toronto speed camera caught on videoThe National September 6now
Wasted wool being turned into a green garden product, thanks to this P.E.I. business
