About this episode
In this episode, Mary is talking with Eve Schaub, an internationally published author and humorist. Known for her year-long experiments, such as 'Year of No Sugar' and 'Year of No Clutter,' Eve’s latest endeavor is 'The Year of the Dress,' where she attempts to grow, harvest, spin, and weave flax into a wearable linen dress in her backyard. The conversation covers the challenges of growing flax, the environmental impact of fast fashion, and the importance of community and sustainability in textile production. Listen to Eve’s inspiring journey towards slow living and sustainable crafting, and learn about resources such as Fibershed and the Pennsylvania Flax Project that support local textile production.00:00 Introduction to Big Ideas and Projects00:33 Guest Introduction: Eve Shaw01:07 Personal Projects and Sustainable Gardening04:30 Long-Term Planning and Sustainability05:52 Eve Shaw's Year-Long Experiments08:02 The Year of the Dress: Growing a Linen Dress11:42 Challenges and Inspirations in Sustainable Fashion21:32 Community and Resources for Flax Growing29:18 Overcoming Initial Challenges in Sustainable Clothing32:10 The Thrill of Thrift Shopping35:06 The Spirituality of Handmade Items37:02 Starting the Flax Growing Journey41:05 Learning and Experimenting with Flax46:15 Community and Resources for Sustainable LivingRESOURCES:Eve O Schaub Website and BooksCindy Conner, Homegrown Flax and Cotton Website and Book FibershedLandis Valley Village and Farm Museum PA Flax ProjectChesapeake Fibershed ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🌻 About Lady Farmer:Subscribe to The ALMANAC, a Lady Farmer Newsletter & CommunityVisit Our WebsiteFollow @weareladyfarmer on InstagramEmail us at thegooddirtpodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail! Call 443-459-1950 and ask a question or share what the good dirt means to you!Original music by John Kingsley. Editing and podcast production by Lady Farmer. The Good Dirt podcast is proudly part of the Connectd Podcasts network.
