Christien Meindertsma

I bought a year's production of flax from a single field owned by a Dutch producer. That's 10,000 kilograms of flax, enough to enable industrial level production. Now, I'm weaving it into tablecloths, tea towels, and other items at the Textile Museum in Tilburg. I'm producing hundreds of grown-up products!

Dutch Artist

Nargis Fakhri

I like to start my day with a glass of coconut water, some protein powder, and a mix of things - goji berries, flax seeds, hemp seeds, even the flesh of a coconut or anything with a lot of fibre. I often add bananas, or eggs - fried or boiled - to my breakfast.

American Actress

Andreja Pejic

I kick off my metabolism with a glass of O.J. and a pretty big smoothie. I put in chia seeds, flax seeds, raw organic honey, fresh spinach, hemp seeds, avocado, matcha, spirulina, raw almond butter, almond milk, berries, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds.

Australian Model

Flax fields bloom in spring/summer, adding context to conversations about seasons or nature.

Blue Blooms

Understanding flax as a crop can link to discussions on agriculture or industry.

Industrial Crop

Relate flax to painting and crafting, showing its cultural relevance.

Artistic Material

Connect flax with history and the evolution of clothing materials.

Historic Fabric

Flax seeds are part of modern health-conscious diets, useful in food-related contexts.

Health Food Trend

Flax seeds are not only eaten but also used as an egg substitute in vegan recipes.

Versatile Ingredient

 do you come up with new names every single time it gets tricky so kind of fun way that we do it is we come up with themes for the dogs and also it helps us remember which puppies go together so one of my letters right now is the grain litter we got rice barley flax Oh

Episode 5: Name That...

 in the form of phytoestrogens or estrogens from plants that act like mild estrogens in our bodies. Some phytoestrogens have been linked to a possible risk of cancer, but not the ones in this diet, which are safe. Especially from flax seeds,