

That year, the Stobers delved into some serious research, learning of the plant’s uses beyond making linen fabric. “Although some of the earth’s finest flax had grown somewhere on our remote acreage for decades, we hadn’t yet discovered its outstanding qualities as a health food.” “In 1999, we worked hand-in-hand to launch FLAX USA. “John and I began as struggling farmers seeking creative new ways to make a living,” Stephanie says. The younger couple currently runs the 1,200-acre family farm. Paul and Winnie Stober still occupy the home across the pasture from their son, John, and daughter-in-law, Stephanie. John Stober’s great-great-grandfather homesteaded the North Dakota parcel in the early 1900s.

The property, three miles from the nearest neighbor and six miles from a town of 100, sits in the heart of the U.S.
