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PA Flax Project’s Producer Event Series: Part 2 (Harvest)

  • Pasture Song Farm 1333 Ridge Road Pottstown, PA, 19465 United States (map)

**Please note, this event, originally scheduled for June 13th, will now take place on Saturday, July 20th.**

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.

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