Project Name
TV088 – The Flax Project

Farm / Business name
Flax Project CIC

Town (location)
Metherell

Summary of proposal inc. proposed outputs
Modelling a nature friendly textile craft farm with weed suppression trials and habitat improvements

Trial a craft materials crop rotation: Flax, Sorghum, Oats Wheat using Ramial Chipped Wood (RCW) and micro clover to supress weeds and create:

  • Dye plant garden in the area next to the poly tunnel.
  • Long grasses habitat area
  • Erect water capture compost roof next to re-sited IBC designed to be appealing to horseshoe bats
  • Install retting tank and ret water tank in poly
  • Erect small combi greenhouse-shed
  • Create a small pond habitat
  • Improve the willow coppice