Teko + Tasmania = Beyond Organic™

Beyond Organic™ is the balance between people, land, animals, and product quality resulting in total synergy.

One Farm: Downie-Dungrove, Tasmania 100% of Teko’s EcoMerino Wool comes from a single, 5th generation holistic, sustainable Tasmanian farm. This guarantees the longest, finest, and strongest fibers for our socks and the integrity of our sustainable mission. Get the complete scoop on Teko at www.tekosocks.com.

Tasmania has the ideal climate for sustainable Merino sheep grazing (unlike alpine climates which are easily damaged by overgrazing). This is only part of what makes Tasmania an amazing & unique location. Discover more at DiscoverTasmania.com.

Sustainable Farming = Happy, Healthy People, Land, & Animals
Downie-Dungrove farm in Tasmania is free of pesticides, herbicides, and hormones which keeps the land and animals balanced and stress-free. Visit www.naturaltasmanianwool to learn more about Tasmanian wool.

Teko’s EcoMerino wool comes from one producer, the Downie-Dungrove farm near Bothwell, Tasmania. Owned and operated by Peter Downie and his family, they have been practicing holistically sustainable farming techniques for over 150 years. Teko feels privileged to have a partner that shares our sustainable mission. Because we know exactly where all our wool comes from, we are proud to say we can guarantee Teko’s wool is the longest, finest, and strongest fibers to blanket your feet in form fitting softness.

Tasmania is known for the best Merino wool available, having raised Merino sheep in Tasmania since European settlement in the early 1800s; so after much research Teko found Downie-Dungrove Merino wool. Having an incredible reputation for its commitment to holistic sustainability, Downie-Dungrove has only as many sheep as the land can naturally sustain. Their herd management is designed to replicate natural migration patterns of buffalo and other herding animals. This allows the land and natural vegetation to perpetually maintain itself without the use of pesticides or fertilizers.

We at Teko were also concerned with the natural habitat, so were very excited to learn that Tasmania’s sustainable climate was a perfect match for Merino sheep grazing which helps to keep the sheep at lower altitudes thereby protecting fragile alpine regions. In fact, in the words of Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick, head of the Geography and Environment Department at the University of Tasmania, “the biodiversity of plants and animals that exists in Tasmania’s native grass and bush lands where Merino sheep have been grazed is basically unchanged when compared to 200 years ago.” This is a very significant factor in demonstrating that merino is produced in Tasmania in an environmentally sustainable manner.