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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...
Double Retted Flax on Mallon Farm
A spinner has been testing some of last year’s fibre for us. The tests showed that there were still some pieces of th...
Biodiversity on Mallon Farm
We’re applying to join the “Fair to Nature Scheme” backed by the RSPB and are currently doing an audit of biodiversit...
River Friendly Retting at Mallon Farm
Retting was the one part of the process that we knew we needed to change if we wanted to restart linen growing here. ...
Tradition Restarted: The Process of Growing Flax at Mallon Farm
Charlie Mallon has reintroduced flax to his farm in County Tyrone. He is committed to growing and processing flax usi...
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...
Tradition Restarted: The Reintroduction of Flax to Mallon Farm
All the flax grown at the Mallon farm in Northern Ireland has been harvested by hand, picked and processed using trad...