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The Ballinderry River
The beautiful Ballinderry River, running from the Sperrins through to Lough Neagh, was an important part of the linen...
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.
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, ...
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...