Growing flax and producing linen with Helen Keys, Mallon Linen

Meet Helen Keys, farmer and co-founder of Mallon Linen.
Using nature-friendly practices, Helen and her partner, Charlie, are growing flax fibre to produce textiles as the first commercial producer of Irish-grown linen in over 40 years.
In this video, Helen shares her approaches to reviving heritage textile production.
Helen is also co-founder of Source Grow, an online platform to help farmers decide what to grow to suit their soil and local market demand. She is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Queen’s University Belfast and an Innovation Broker for the Water Innovation Network, working to create nature-based solutions to improve water quality.
This video is part of our #RethinkFarming campaign to show how UK farmers can deliver on climate change, nature recovery and sustainable food production. You can read our full case study report 'Rethink Farming: A Practical Guide for Farming, Nature & Climate', with chapters on Soil, Water, Landscape Approaches, Biodiversity, Carbon Management, Food Quality and Prosperity here - www.nffn.org.uk/wp-content/up...
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[@farmtofashion]

Beautiful!

[@JohnCargill-th1vb]

A good story, well told Helen. Natural and more sustainable fibres are back in demand. Have a look at work to re-establish commercial scale flax growing and processing in Fife Scotland in 2023/2024.

[@emmanuelajayi6418]

Which season can I plant flax is it in sunny or raining season.how many flax do we have