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The organic farming movement came about as a result of public awareness of the tremendous amount of commercial pesticides and fertilizers that were applied to crops.
 
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What is retting?
 
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Retting is the process by which the outer layer of woody material on a flax plant is dissolved so that the fibers can be removed. This is done by either soaking the stems in warm water where bacterial action decays the material, or by using chemicals that dissolve it.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 21, 2018
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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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