farming
The Autumn Equinox
The Ancient Celts would traditionally have marked this occasion with festivities to give thanks for the harvests gath...
The Ballinderry River
The beautiful Ballinderry River, running from the Sperrins through to Lough Neagh, was an important part of the linen...
The Flax Harvest 2022
This year we organised some open days on the farm through Growing Innovation Network and invited people to come alon...
Handmade Oxford 2022
We are excited to be attending Handmade Oxford, another wonderful event from the Handmade in Britain team at the beau...
The Celtic Festival of Beltane
Beltane is the Celtic May Day festival celebrated on the first of May. It was considered an important festival in the...
Sowing Flax at Mallon Farm
We’re keeping a close eye on the weather these days as we hope to sow our flax soon. We use a traditional tool called...
The Celtic Festival of Imbolc
The Celtic festival of Imbolc is celebrated on the first of February through to sunset on the second. Falling between...
2021 on Mallon Farm
As we start a new year, we've been reflecting on some of the events of 2021 here on Mallon Farm.
Tradition Restarted: Scutching Flax at Mallon Farm
Scutching is the process of taking off all the other outer parts of the flax plant to leave the long fibres. Back in ...
The Celtic Festival of Samhain
The Celtic festival of Samhain marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter, the darker half of the year...
After the Flax Harvest at Mallon Farm
The flax has changed colour as it dries to a beautiful gold. At this stage we remove the seed heads in a process call...
The Flax Harvest at Mallon Farm
Traditionally, flax is harvested 100 days after being sown. So far that has been our experience here at Mallon Farm, ...