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 ...

On a smattering of farms across the United States, but especially in the rainy stretches of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes region, an increasing share of land is being devoted to flax. The ...

Perennial flax (Linum perenne), perfectly satisfied to grow on the gravelly mound of poor soil at the edge of my garden, provides a long-lasting sea of blue. The simple, sky-blue flowers bloom on ...

"If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?" - Thomas Huxley It was so pleasing to receive a knowledgeable response in the mail from an agronomist ...

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 ...