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  • Growing & Processing Flax with Sandy Fisher

    Join Sandy Fisher of Chico Flax for an online presentation about growing and processing flax to make linen. Sandy will first show images of this year's crop—growing, harvesting, retting in the field and in the tanks, and drying on the lines before processing. Sandy will then do a hands-on demo of all three steps of […]

    $20

  • Growing & Processing Flax with Sandy & Durl of Chico Flax

    Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

    Join us for a fun and informative in-person, hands-on workshop on planting, harvesting and preparing flax to make linen. Topics and demonstrations will include: Planting flax seed—broadcasting techniques versus row planting Harvesting flax—the right time to harvest for just fiber or fiber plus seed Bundling flax—preparing the harvested flax for retting Retting—both dew retting and […]

    $275

  • Growing & Processing Flax with Sandy & Durl of Chico Flax

    Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

    Join us for a fun and informative in-person, hands-on workshop on planting, harvesting and preparing flax to make linen. Topics and demonstrations will include: Planting flax seed—broadcasting techniques versus row planting Harvesting flax—the right time to harvest for just fiber or fiber plus seed Bundling flax—preparing the harvested flax for retting Retting—both dew retting and […]

    $275

  • Spring Flax Harvest 2025

    Chico Flax 3239 Rodeo Ave, Chico, CA

    Spring Harvest 2025 Join us for our annual community gathering at the farm 3239 Rodeo Avenue, Chico on Saturday and Sunday taking part in the tradition of pulling flax. Listen to birds call, the sound of the flax being pulled from the ground, and hear the laughter and voices of others enjoying the day. During […]

  • Flax Processing with Sandy and Durl of Golden State Linen

    Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

    Flax Processing with Sandy and Durl of Golden State Linen Join us at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station, CA for a fun, informative, and hands-on workshop on turning flax to linen. Date May 17, 2025 10am - 4pm Location Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road Point Reyes Station, CA 94956 The […]