Author name: mallonlinen.co.uk

While this year’s crop of flax is around halfway through its growing period, we are still busy with retting last year’s crop.  Retting is the process of breaking down the flax to separate the fibre from the outer layers. This can be done by spreading the flax over the fields to be retted by the dew or […]

Mallon Farm is around fifty acres and has always been nature friendly throughout its history. It was a mixed farm for years and even when, like many other farms here, it moved more towards dairy, it was never on an intensive scale. We benefit now from all the old meadows, mature trees and hedgerows that