Fibrevolution

Fibrevolution is an extraordinarily inspiring place. Farmers Shannon Welsh and Angela Wartes-Kahl are working to revive and redefine Oregon’s fiber flax industry — bringing local, organic flax back to the forefront of American fiber production. They’re launching Oregon’s first fiber flax mill in over 50 years, and conducting trials to scale their model across the country. We’ll get a tour of the property, including a field-to-fabric demonstration where we’ll see the process from start to finish. Then we’ll sit down in the flax fields for a meal from guest chef Doug Adams. Doug’s a Texas native who’s made quite the name for himself since moving to Portland back in 2008—from appearing on Bravo’s Top Chef to working in some of the city’s hottest kitchens including Imperial, Paley’s Place and Pok Pok to opening his own spot, Bullard, with a menu inspired by his Lone Star roots. Now he’s running The Royal Coachmen, a pop-up culinary series that combines his passions for wood-fired food and fly fishing. We can’t make any promises, but it’s possible his famous fried chicken will make an appearance on the menu. Either way, expect a sumptuous summer feast surrounded by blooming blue flax flowers.