A good source of information about flax, growth, harvest, health, and evidence-based research data.

The Flax Council of Canada is a national organization which promotes Canadian flax and flax products for nutritional and industrial uses in domestic and international markets.

An evidence based book on flax and its health benefits.

“Flax continues to surge forward in its recognition as a functional food. Functional foods deliver a health boost beyond what is expected from their traditional nutrient content “

Today’s Diet Compared with the Paleolithic Diet

Humans evolved on a diet different from today’s typical North American diet. The diet of hunter-gatherers during the Paleolithic era,

which lasted from about 2 million to 10,000 years ago, was lower in total fat and saturated fat and contained small but roughly equal

amounts of omega-6 (n-6) and omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids, giving an n-6/n-3 ratio of about 1:1.

Manitoba Crop Alliance Inc. (MCA) is a commodity organization representing wheat (spring & winter), barley, corn, sunflower and flax farmers in the province of Manitoba. Prior to August 1, 2020, farmers who grew and marketed these crops were represented by five individual commodity groups – Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association, Manitoba Corn Growers Association, National Sunflower Association of Canada, Winter Cereals Manitoba Inc. and Manitoba Flax Growers Association. On February 12 & 13, 2020, following a lengthy consultation process which began in 2018, Manitoba farmer-members of the five groups voted in favour of the special resolution to amalgamate the five previously existing organizations. Following this approval, Manitoba Crop Alliance was formed, making history in the province of Manitoba’s agriculture industry.