Flax health of linseed oil. Eventually, Flanders became the major center of the linen industry in the European Middle Ages. In North America, flax was introduced by the colonists and it flourished there, but by the early 20th century, cheap cotton and rising farm wages had caused production of flax to become concentrated in northern Russia, which came to provide 90% of the world's output. Since then, flax has lost its importance as a commercial crop, due to the easy availability of more durable fibres. Flax is grown for its seeds, which can be ground into a meal or turned into
Sowing the Seeds of Love Sowing the Seeds of Love "Sowing the Seeds of Love" is a song by the British group Tears for Fears. It was released as the first single from their 1989 album "The Seeds of Love", and was a worldwide hit, reaching the top five in the UK, Canada (where it was #1), Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the US where it peaked at number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 (kept out from the top spot by Janet Jackson's "Miss You Much"), while topping the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single also reached the Top 20 in numerous