I just discovered Nordwolle thanks to “Lage der Nation” (https://chaos.social/@lagedernation) ! Production is only on-demand to avoid over-production, so it might take several weeks before your order arrives.
They are situated in north-east Germany, where I lived as kid for a long time, which is a region struggling with infrastructure and far-right tendencies.
Nordwolle is a light house of compassion and democratic values in the area! They predominantly employ refugees, make sure they earn a livable wage (16€/h + bonuses), and help with all the bureaucratic nonsense.
I’m not an expert on sheep but isn’t it pretty much required to shear sheep these days because they don’t shed their wool like other animals do? The wool used by Nordwolle comes from sheep that are used for grazing on dikes or fallow land. Apart from Nordwolle there are apparently no other buyers for this wool.
I know that you can make a valid argument against any livestock whatsoever but using sheep to care for the land by letting them do what they do anyways (grazing, shitting and walking around) and selling the wool they don’t need can hardly be called exploitation