We're heading to The Ex with Revolution Wool Company. You can find us at the CNE Farm inside The Better Living Centre at Exhibition Place in Toronto, running August 21 through September 7. It's an immersive farm to fibre experience. Knit among the sheep, ask pasture to product questions, and try daily wool crafts including friendship bracelet making and needle felted pictures with Canadian wool. If you've ever wondered how wool goes from a sheep to your garden or your wardrobe, this is a good place to find out in person.
What to Expect at the CNE Farm
The setup is built around a simple idea: farm it, wear it, grow with it, return it to the earth. You'll walk through interactive wool displays that cover sheep farming and wool processing from start to finish. There are daily presentations and hands on crafts, so it's worth stopping by more than once if you're at The Ex for multiple days.
This is a chance to talk directly about how wool pellets work in the garden. How they hold moisture. How they feed the soil slowly as they break down. And how they fit into a no plastic approach to growing. Wool is rich in keratin, and as it breaks down it can release nitrogen gradually, more like a slow compost than a quick synthetic feed. How fast that breakdown happens depends on soil life, moisture, and temperature.
If you're curious about using wool in containers or raised beds, the basic method is simple. Spread or mix the pellets into soil, water to activate, and let them work through the season.
How to Make the Most of Your Visit
The Ex runs August 21 to September 7 at Exhibition Place, Toronto. We'll be in the Better Living Centre for the full run, with daily crafts and presentations throughout. If you're planning a trip specifically for the wool experience, weekdays tend to be a bit quieter at The Ex generally, which can mean more time to chat and ask questions without a crowd.
Bring your gardening questions. Whether you're growing tomatoes in containers on a balcony or managing a backyard plot, we're happy to walk through application rates and talk about what wool pellets may do for your soil.
A good starting point for containers: about half a cup of wool pellets mixed into four cups of potting soil, or sprinkled on top and watered in. That's the same rate we recommend on the shop, and it's easy to see and feel the difference in how the soil holds moisture.
If you want to try wool pellets at home before or after The Ex, our 350 g starter bag is a good way to test them in a few pots without committing to a large order.