Our Flax Journey with The Flaxmobile!

Starting this summer, Jennie from the Flaxmobile grew various plots of flax on-site at the Deanery. After it grew to maturity, we harvested it during our September Open House and allowed it to ferment on our field for about a month. Then, we dried the flax in our solar wood kiln for a few weeks until we were able to process it during our November Open House! Now we have wonderful soft workable fibres of this zero-waste, zero-carbon natural material that has a prominent history in rural Nova Scotian communities.

Learn more about The Flaxmobile here.

See our progress in the gallery below!

Also, don’t miss out on seeing The Flaxmobile’s Exhibition at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts from November 12 – December 15! We are so grateful to have Jennie teach us so much over these last few months.