The PA Flax Project
@paflaxproject.bsky.social
The Pennsylvania Flax Project aims to revitalize the flax-for-linen industry in our region to benefit both urban and rural communities!
www.paflaxproject.com/
www.paflaxproject.com/
Linen appreciation 💚
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Linen appreciation 💚
How did our 2025 harvest go?
October 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
How did our 2025 harvest go?
A moment of appreciation for Bill Shick and our specialized harvesting equipment!
October 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A moment of appreciation for Bill Shick and our specialized harvesting equipment!
You're invited to a special Design Philadelphia program hosted in collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum of Art!
Tickets will be $15 per person, but $10 for museum members.
Tickets will be $15 per person, but $10 for museum members.
September 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
You're invited to a special Design Philadelphia program hosted in collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum of Art!
Tickets will be $15 per person, but $10 for museum members.
Tickets will be $15 per person, but $10 for museum members.
The Pennsylvania Flax Project has a great founding story, if we say so ourselves. It may sound cliché, but it's 100% true!
September 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Pennsylvania Flax Project has a great founding story, if we say so ourselves. It may sound cliché, but it's 100% true!
Thank you to everyone who made it to our first hand-processing event of the season! It was a beautiful day to talk about fiber flax.
September 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Thank you to everyone who made it to our first hand-processing event of the season! It was a beautiful day to talk about fiber flax.
Processing fiber flax isn't just for producing beautiful long line linen! There are lots of other products that come out of the flax crop.
August 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Processing fiber flax isn't just for producing beautiful long line linen! There are lots of other products that come out of the flax crop.
One year ago today, we received our specialized flax harvesting equipment from Belgium! This season, we were able to use it to harvest some of our flax. This is particularly mind-blowing because we are pretty sure that no one in the Eastern United States has used this machinery before.
August 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
One year ago today, we received our specialized flax harvesting equipment from Belgium! This season, we were able to use it to harvest some of our flax. This is particularly mind-blowing because we are pretty sure that no one in the Eastern United States has used this machinery before.
Our 2025 Square Yard Project is almost at its end! Look at these gorgeous plots!
August 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Our 2025 Square Yard Project is almost at its end! Look at these gorgeous plots!
Earlier this month, our co-founder Heidi Barr went to the NIHC Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit! It's always so inspiring to meet and see folks in person - it really helps move this important work forward.
July 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Earlier this month, our co-founder Heidi Barr went to the NIHC Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit! It's always so inspiring to meet and see folks in person - it really helps move this important work forward.
After every hand-processing event, we need to sort through our co-products and separate them! Everything from the fiber flax crop is useful:
July 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
After every hand-processing event, we need to sort through our co-products and separate them! Everything from the fiber flax crop is useful:
Michael and Samuel Conner have 5 years of experience growing industrial hemp and other crops organically. They have a passion for innovation in sustainable agriculture, have deep knowledge and experience with equipment maintenance.
July 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Michael and Samuel Conner have 5 years of experience growing industrial hemp and other crops organically. They have a passion for innovation in sustainable agriculture, have deep knowledge and experience with equipment maintenance.
Our square yard at Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead is growing so tall! We are very excited to see how it harvests.
July 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Our square yard at Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead is growing so tall! We are very excited to see how it harvests.
Our fiber flax is ready to be harvested at Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, and we were wondering if anyone was willing to help us get it out of the ground!
June 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Our fiber flax is ready to be harvested at Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, and we were wondering if anyone was willing to help us get it out of the ground!
Joe is the chief owner/operator of Smucker Farms. He manages more than 100 acres of farmland that includes certified organic, transitional, and conventional acreage.
June 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Joe is the chief owner/operator of Smucker Farms. He manages more than 100 acres of farmland that includes certified organic, transitional, and conventional acreage.
The 2025 PA Flax Square Yard Project so far…
June 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The 2025 PA Flax Square Yard Project so far…
Jeremy is a co-owner of Pasture Song Farm, and the chief operator for the field production of row crops. Jeremy farms using ecological agriculture principles to manage 200+ acres of land and has deep knowledge and experience around plant and soil science, equipment usage, and grain crops.
June 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Jeremy is a co-owner of Pasture Song Farm, and the chief operator for the field production of row crops. Jeremy farms using ecological agriculture principles to manage 200+ acres of land and has deep knowledge and experience around plant and soil science, equipment usage, and grain crops.
It's officially summertime! 🌞
June 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
It's officially summertime! 🌞
We experimented with making paper out of fiber flax co-product! The co-products are things like tow, shive, dust, etc - anything that isn't used for long line fiber!
A special thank you to paperTHINKtank for helping us in this journey, and to Awbury Arboretum for giving us an excuse to do this 😁
A special thank you to paperTHINKtank for helping us in this journey, and to Awbury Arboretum for giving us an excuse to do this 😁
June 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We experimented with making paper out of fiber flax co-product! The co-products are things like tow, shive, dust, etc - anything that isn't used for long line fiber!
A special thank you to paperTHINKtank for helping us in this journey, and to Awbury Arboretum for giving us an excuse to do this 😁
A special thank you to paperTHINKtank for helping us in this journey, and to Awbury Arboretum for giving us an excuse to do this 😁
Did you know that there are many words in the English language that have their roots in flax and linen?
June 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Did you know that there are many words in the English language that have their roots in flax and linen?
Can't wait to see bundles of 2025 flax fiber 🌱
May 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Can't wait to see bundles of 2025 flax fiber 🌱
We've been planting up a storm! 🌱
May 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We've been planting up a storm! 🌱
Join us this coming Saturday, May 24th to celebrate growing season with our partners over at the Wyck Historic House and Garden!
May 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Join us this coming Saturday, May 24th to celebrate growing season with our partners over at the Wyck Historic House and Garden!
THANK YOU to Awbury Arboretum, Historic Rittenhouse Town, and Narberth Park for having us at your Earth day events! It's always incredible to share hand-processing with new people.
May 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
THANK YOU to Awbury Arboretum, Historic Rittenhouse Town, and Narberth Park for having us at your Earth day events! It's always incredible to share hand-processing with new people.