# Event Details - **Event Name**: Learn to Grow Flax from Regional Experts - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Growing Fiber Flax for Linen in Northern California? Join us for an informative workshop to learn how to plant fiber flax on your land!About this EventThis introduction workshop is being taught by Golden State Linen who has been growing fiber flax in Chico for over 14 years. Golden State Linen was awarded a UCSAREP University of California Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Small Grant program to help expand opportunities to grow this amazing plant throughout Northern California. With all of the diverse climate regions we can grow fiber flax throughout the year.During the workshop you will have learn with hands on experience:Plant flax seeds. Learn how to prepare soil, ways to broadcast the seeds, best spacing and ways to avoid future lodging in your plot.Harvest flax. Understand when is the flax ready for harvest. Demonstate fiber flax pulling at the Learning Center garden.Learn about retting: Water rett and dew retting techniques. How to tell your fiber flax is done retting.Have an open discussion with experienced flax growers, including professor Hossein Zakeri from the CSUC Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems.Date: Saturday September 12th from 10-2 pm with a short break for lunch.Cost: $85.00 per person, plus Eventbrite fees. No cost to limited-resource growers or growers who commit to publicly sharing data from their flax trials. Please fill our out Scholarship Application (more details below as soon as possible to save your spot).Primary Instructor Bio:Sandy Fisher has been a professional weaver for over 40 years working with natural fibers, her favorite being linen. In 2012 the importance of producing textiles on a local level was becoming a national movement. Missing in the local textile production in Northern California was linen. Sandy and other community members in Chico began to grow then harvest fiber flax for linen. In 2017 her husband Durl Van Alstyne joined the local linen movement when they acquired a small farm to expand their vision. The farm gave them the opportunity to grow fiber flax on a larger scale while practicing Regenerative Agriculture. Harvesting on a larger scale required a need to create small scale mechanical flax processing tools to accommodate their growth. Chico Flax was then created which is now a non profit called to education and encourage flax to linen as a viable industry here in the north state.Want to learn more?: You are also encouraged to attend the Spring Flax Workshop: Creating Linen Fibers where you will learn how to turn Flax into linen (separate class to be taught by Golden State Linen and held at the Learning Center in April, 2027). This class is part of our Fall 2026 Fibershed Workshops at the Learning Center.- - - - - - - - - - -Fibershed Scholarship ProgramFibershed offers limited workshop scholarships to students, people on a fixed income, and those whose financial situation makes the class unattainable. If you would not otherwise be able to attend, and would like to be considered as a scholarship recipient, please see our Scholarship Application. Responses will be reviewed by Learning Center staff and kept strictly confidential.About the Travel / Childcare Assistance Program: Fibershed offers limited assistance for travel and/or childcare. If you would not otherwise be able to attend a workshop due to transportation challenges or limited resources as a parent, please apply for our Accessibility Assistance application.About Fibershed's Cancellation Policy: Refunds, minus Eventbrite fees, are available up to 7 days before the event. (You may transfer your ticket to a friend if someone wishes to purchase your ticket directly from you. You must let us know about this or any changes via email at learningcenter@fibershed.org.)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Service Animals/Pets: There is livestock and an abundance of wildlife onsite, so we ask that visitors please keep their pets at home. Service animals are permitted on a leash.Directions: Fibershed Learning Center is at 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station CA 94956. Please download your directions prior to departure as cell service in West Marin is limited.Parking: Please park carefully along the driveway under our redwood trees, or in the main parking area following sign, parking mindfully to allow as many spots as possible.Still have questions?: Contact us at learningcenter@fibershed.org. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/point-reyes-station/learn-to-grow-flax-from-regional-experts/100001994902914318 - **Event Categories**: workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 4 hours - Location: Fibershed Learning Center - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 92.55, max: 92.55, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Point Reyes Station - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Fibershed Learning Center - **lat**: 38.0841689 - **long**: -122.7802137 - **full address**: Fibershed Learning Center, 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Learn to Grow Flax from Regional Experts - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/d549d3231e5a3530d374c42d7a73a159e41c98ef9d0097930e60e085557d0f13-rimg-w1200-h1600-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1786008305 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Learn to Grow Flax from Regional Experts being held? - **A:** Learn to Grow Flax from Regional Experts takes place on Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 02:00 pm at Fibershed Learning Center, 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Learn to Grow Flax from Regional Experts? - **A:** Learn to Grow Flax from Regional Experts is organized by Fibershed. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Learn to Grow Flax from Regional Experts is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Point Reyes Station, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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