Spencer Marchand and Dakota Linen Co. aim to boost local agriculture and sustainability, bring new market opportunities to ...

Flax plants in bloom at the PA Flax Project's square-yard plot in Philadelphia. WESA's local, independent journalism is only possible because of financial support from readers like you. Please support ...

Researchers with North Dakota State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are working to see if a particular variety of Lewis flax has the potential to be a useful crop. The perennial flax ...

Chia seeds and flax seeds are both healthy foods, but chia seeds offer more fiber to support healthy digestion, where as flax ...

Using a sustainable, plant-based material that is extremely light but has the same strength as carbon fiber, Hummingbird Flax claims to be the world’s lightest electric folding bicycle, as well as the ...

Like most crops, flax yields were good to very good on the Prairies in 2025. It’s a safe bet that the cool summer played a ...

One of the more beautiful varieties is the Sundowner New Zealand flax (Phormium 'Sundowner'). Sundowner has upright arching long strap-shaped leaves. The leaf coloring is quite stunning and unusual, a ...

The cooperative of farmers and textile producers wants to jump-start flax production to provide more linen clothing as an alternative to fossil fuel-based synthetic fibers. This story is part of the ...