Flax plants in bloom at the PA Flax Project's square-yard plot in Philadelphia. WESA's local, independent journalism is only possible because of financial support from readers like you. Please support ...

Using a sustainable, plant-based material that is extremely light but has the same strength as carbon fiber, Hummingbird Flax claims to be the world’s lightest electric folding bicycle, as well as the ...

Switching to an electric bicycle is already a big step in reducing your commute’s carbon footprint. But buying one that’s made with plant fibers is taking sustainability even more seriously.

A Canadian flaxseed producer is expanding into Minnesota with a new milling facility in Delano. The company, Pizzey Ingredients, expects to invest $3.2 million to build its 20,000-square-foot flaxseed ...

The brand-new Hummingbird Flax foldable e-bike weighs even less than all these. This plant-based e-bike weighs only 10 kilograms. The Flax, according to Hummingbird, is the world's lightest foldable ...

Flax has been central to Archer Daniels Midland’s Red Wing, Minnesota, plant that is the biggest of its type in North America, and was one of ADM’s first locations when it took ownership in 1971. The ...

Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are common conditions that cause a range of morbidities, such as stroke, heart attacks, and heart disease. Diabetes, in particular, is the 7th ...

The cooperative of farmers and textile producers wants to jump-start flax production to provide more linen clothing as an alternative to fossil fuel-based synthetic fibers. This story is part of the ...