Image of the submerged indigo after 2 days of soaking by Amanda "Ama Liza" Gough This blog series includes three different pieces written by Amanda "Ama Liza" Gough, AFA and Indigo Shade Map Intern & Apprentice. Preparing to remove the indigo leaves by: Amanda "Ama Liza" Gough Blog 2 of 3 The Alchemy of Color: Soaking, Sliming & Stirring into Blue In this second entry of our Indigo Apprenticeship series, we explore the aromatic and transformative next phase of fresh leaf ext

Polygonum tinctorium plants at the Farm Alliance Black Butterfly Teaching Farm Dear Indigo Shade Map Friends, I hope your summer is off to a wonderful start! I’m excited to share some meaningful news as we prepare for our first indigo harvest of 2025. For the past five years, I’ve been carefully refining the process of extracting pigment from Polygonum tinctorium (jjok, 쪽)—indigo plants lovingly grown at Blue Light Junction in Baltimore. This plant not only connects me to the