Holy Lamb Organics
WorkingWonders™ carries the full line of Holy Lamb Organics products that Holy Lamb Organics makes themselves. If you don't see what you're looking for on the site (but saw it elsewhere) we can get it for you - provided, it is still being made, of course. Just send your request and information via our contact form, or give us a call.
What makes this company and its products sustainable?
This company has earned the following WorkingWonders Green Guide™ icons:
Reduces Waste, Conserves Natural Resources, Improves Air Quality, Saves energy and/or Water, , Better Production Practices, Better Shipping Practices, Better Community Relations, Manufacturing Location Transparency
WorkingWonders considers HLO a model green company. Its processes and practices are worthy of emulating by other companies who make these kinds of products. The information below refers specifically to products made by HLO and is in their own words.
In Their Words:
Value-Based Company
Our business foundation is rooted in sustainable choices for everyone involved. We’ve considered each step in our manufacturing process and have minimized our eco-footprint right from the start.
In business since 2000, our eco-footprint is actually still shrinking. Why? We’re continually measuring and striving to make it smaller applying Permaculture principles to everything we do. “The proof is in the pudding,” they say. Well, here’s a top-level look at what’s in our pudding:
Sustainable Practices in Every Step
How we make our natural bedding is equally as important as what we make. Every aspect of how we do business, what we make and how we make it has gone through careful consideration and conscious choice-making.
100% Zero Waste of Our Manufacturing By-Products:
We reuse, recycle, or compost ALL materials used in production. None of our raw materials ever go into a landfill. Scraps and policies include:
The Highest Quality Natural Materials
We’re a small company that ONLY offers a line of natural bedding. (We’re NOT a big company that offers a line of green bedding.) We use only:
What We DON’T DO:
No counting sheep! For any of us … We need to be able to sleep at night, too! This means:
Certifications & Testing
Green America - Gold Certified Business since 2007
Green America is a national, non-profit founded in 1982. (They went by the name "Co-op America" until 2009). America's Green Business Certification ensures companies operate according to a “values-based” social enterprise according to principles of social justice and environmental sustainability. In addition, certified businesses must be environmentally responsible in the way they run their operations and facilities, and in how they source raw materials, manufacture products, and market them. The Gold certification is completed by the Green America Standards Committee through an independent review.
Holy Lamb Organics holds the Gold Certification
We have exceeded the operation standards, in addition to the standards - specific to the textile industry - for sourcing raw materials, manufacturing, and marketing our goods.
IAOS
The IOAS is a non-profit certification organization dedicated to the integrity of eco-label claims in the field of organic and sustainable agriculture, environmental management, social justice, and fair trade.
They work internationally to assess the competence of organizations providing certification to "sustainability" standards, meaning producers can work in a fair environment and consumers can trust the products bearing these labels and the company's contribution to a more sustainable and fairer world.
IAOS's role is as an independent technical expert. It verifies the correct application of the standard and the requirements for certification.
All COTTON used at Holy Lamb Organics is IOAS certified.
Eco-Wool™
Eco Wool is produced to the highest standards on local American farms; some of these standards are beyond those specified for organic materials. Eco Wool is not certified organic. At this time very little organic wool is available on the market; almost no organic wool is grown in the United States.
We have access to organic wool from New Zealand that is pure and clean, though due to it being only one type of wool, it doesn’t offer the kind of resilience or bounce that our Premium Eco Wool™does. Our Eco Wool is a blend of about 7 different types of wool varying from fine to coarse in order to create the most ideal wool fiber for use in bedding.
Our WOOL is Premium Eco-Wool™.
OEKO-TEX® Association
Independent testing organization for harmful substances according to OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 for textile products since 1992. This organization provides manufacturers in the textile and clothing industry with a uniform benchmark on a scientific basis for the evaluation of potentially harmful substances in textiles. The OEKO-TEX® label indicates the additional benefits of tested safety for skin-friendly clothing and other textiles to interested end-users. The International Oeko-Tex® Association, a union of 16 renowned institutes for textile research and testing in Europe and Japan, in over 60 countries worldwide. "Confidence in Textiles."
Raw materials holding OEKO-TEX® certification: Natural Sense Dunlop Latex used in our mattresses
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified
An independent non-profit membership-led organization that sets standards under which forests and companies are certified.
Their membership consists of three equally weighted chambers; environmental, economic, and social.
The FSC's mission is to promote environmentally sound, socially beneficial and economically prosperous management of the world's forests through a certification process that involves 10 principles and 57 criteria that apply to FSC-Certified forests around the world.
FSC operates in more than 80 countries, wherever forests are present.
Raw materials holding FSC certification: Natural Sense Dunlop Latex used in our mattresses
UC Davis Toxicology Lab Tested California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory
All of the wool batting, as well as moisture barrier fabric and wool blanket fabric that we use in manufacturing, is tested for heavy metals through fiber sample analysis.
The official report indicates: "No toxic compounds were detected...Growers and ranchers raise sheep relative to organic standards (do not use herbicides, pesticides or growth hormones)."
Though not required by law, our mill has these materials tested anyways to provide you with the assurance as to the quality of our raw materials.
Element Materials Technology Tested
All materials at Holy Lamb Organics that have a "next to skin" use are run through a voluntary Phthalates test (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act CPSIA of 2008). This test is required by law and provides extra assurance as to the quality of our natural materials.
All of our toppers and mattresses are required to meet the cigarette burn test 1633. Our verification is printed on all of our sewn-in product labels: "This Product Complies with the Federal Flammability Standard 16 CFR part 1632".
Care Information
All washing instructions to keep your bedding clean and fresh are proprietary and specific to Holy Lamb Organics products. They have asked us not to post their instructions online. A copy will come with any purchase and we are also happy to discuss and or email them to you by request. Thank you!
Nope, you don’t need to wash your HLO bedding before you use it. And it is fine to wash it if that is your preference. Follow the special washing instructions that come with the product(s).
Putting wool bedding in the dryer is not recommended. Lay them out in the sun to dry – it is the best option
