Chico Flax was started in 2010 by Sandy Fisher and Durl Van Alstyne to pilot regenerative agricultural production and processing systems for fiber flax in Northern California, bringing a new industry and social enterprise to the region in collaboration with local community members, farmers, artisans and institutions.
Flax in West Coast Fibersheds: Updates from Field to Mill
Two groups on the West Coast, Chico Flax in the Sacramento Valley of California and Fibrevolution in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, are now leading the revitalization of the flax textile industry in the region. Groups in other regions of North America, such as the Cleveland Flax Project in the Rust Belt Fibershed, are also doing this work.
January 29, 2020