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WORT News - June 25, 2025
"Building a Flax-Fiber Movement"
WORT news team and Sara Gabler came out to the handprocessing field day at Troy Gardens during the inaugural Field to Frock festival
https://www.wortfm.org/building-a-flax-fiber-movement/
WPR Larry Meiller Show - June 19, 2025
"Growing flax and weaving linen in Wisconsin"
https://www.wpr.org/shows/larry-meiller-show/book-club-bridgeton-flax-and-linen-in-wisconsin
City Cast Madison Podcast - June 17, 2025
"Can Madison Ditch Fast Fashion"
Leslie was jazzed to sit down and have a conversation with City Cast host Bianca Martin and get into some details on problems and solutions with our current textile industry.
https://madison.citycast.fm/podcasts/can-madison-ditch-fast-fashion
Madison Magazine- June 17, 2025
"Made in Wisconsin: Our clothes could be grown here"
by Emma Waldinger
WPR Wisconsin Life with Maureen McCollum - June 16, 2025
"Leslie Schroeder’s flax-to-linen dream weaves its way into Wisconsin"
https://wisconsinlife.org/story/the-flax-to-linen-dream-weaves-its-way-into-wisconsin/
WORT 8 o'clock Buzz with Brian Standing - June 16, 2025
"Midwest Linen Revival Presents Field to Frock Fest"
https://www.wortfm.org/midwest-linen-revival-presents-farm-to-frock-fest/
Wisconsin People & Ideas Magazine - Winter-Spring 2025
"Smitten With Linen- Wisconsin's Flax Fiber Revival"
by Jessica Becker
That title is the truth!
A really well written and thorough essay, check it out!
https://www.wisconsinacademy.org/magazine/winter-spring-2025/essay/smitten-linen
Volume: 71
Issue Number: 1&2
Wisconsin Farmers Union newsletter Member Spotlight - November-December 2024
August 6th 2024; WPC Spotlight: Flax to Linen, Unlocking Fiber from Straw
The Low Tech Institute in Cooksville Wisconsin, which is hosting the 2024 Permaculture Convergence, assembled a line-up of short pieces highlighting some of the upcoming workshop leaders.
Click below for link to article.
July 7th 2024; Flax at Parisi Family Farm field day with 350 Wisconsin on Channel 27 news
Huge thanks to Terry at Parisi Family Farm and 350 Wisconsin for organizing the field day last weekend at Terry's farm which is hosting the largest of the WLR flax plots this season. Throughout the tour Terry shared the inspiring story of her farm and how her understanding of regenerative farming evolved and deepened over time. Also, there is something super satisfying and validating about crossing the threshold into making the television news. Click below for video and article.
Flax is officially an "emerging crop" in Wisconsin
We now have a link to share accompanying the news that flax is the most recent crop to be added to the UW-Extension Emerging Crop Accelerator program.
Flax is now in league with eleven other really exciting and promising crops in Wisconsin. Check them all out!
https://cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/emergingcrops/
Many thanks to Steffen Mirsky, Emerging Crops Outreach Specialist at UW-Extension for his support and help making this happen. I've already enjoyed connecting further with others working on our shared agenda of diversifying our state's agricultural offerings, and I'm looking forward to learning more about the connections being fostered by these projects all around the state.
WORT 8 O'Clock Buzz Interview December 12th, 2024
Leslie and Karen were delighted to be interviewed by the fun and thoughtful Monday morning WORT host Brian Standing.
WLR Infographic Updates Fall 2023
2023 Eagle River Test Plot
Debbie, our test grower for this plot is primarily interested in flax for paper making. She is also a founding member of the Northern Pines Fibershed, a newly established affiliate in northern Wisconsin. If you are interested in the Fibershed movement and live in northern Wisconsin, check them out.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/197849049805311
https://www.instagram.com/northernpinesfibershed/
(UPDATE! We will be giving a talk at their November 14th meeting!)
Map of 2023 Trial Growers Locations
Wisconsin Linen Revival coordinated five growers across the state with informal test plots raising the seed varities: Ariane, Avian, Cascade, Linore, and Nathalie.
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