Join us for an in-person Pennsylvania Flax Project Event Series this spring and summer to foster organic fiber flax production and supply chains! Expect to…
Meet existing and prospective organic buyers and growers
Get connected to the emerging organic flax-to-linen industry in Pennsylvania
Learn about:
How fiber flax fits into organic rotations
How fiber flax is processed from field to spinnable fiber
Opportunities through PA Flax Project's cooperative business model
Organic certification requirements
Technical assistance opportunities during organic transition
This event will take place in both Spanish and English with simultaneous interpretation. Spanish-only, English-only, and bilingual speakers are all invited to attend this workshop.
Who: All are welcome and these stakeholders are especially encouraged to attend:
Farmers who are organic-curious, transitioning, or certified organic, of all production types
Textile and Bast Fiber supply chain stakeholders (i.e. papermakers, bio-composite manufacturers , bast fiber buyers, fashion designers, etc.)
Buyers of fiber flax and other alternative grains
Those interested in participating in regional organic textile supply chains from the ground up
Cost: Free!
Save the dates:
Part 1: Growing, register today!
Part 2: Harvesting, July 13th
Part 3: Processing September 28th
Facts to know:
Priority Registration goes to producers in these counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia. We plan to expand in the future.
Attendance cap (limited to 20 please register below to secure your spot)
Translation services are available, please inquire below
This event will proceed as scheduled, rain or shine, except in the case of extreme weather conditions such as lightning and/or flooding.
Contact: hello@paflaxproject.com
Catherine Peebles catherine.peebles@rodaleinstitute.org
Bridget Gimore bridget.gilmore@rodaleinstitute.org
These events are supported by:
Funding for these events was made possible in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service through the Organic Market Development Grant awarded to PA Flax Project (#23OMDGPA005). Funding was also made possible by the Transition to Organic Partnership Program. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.