The Bag O' Woad Program
The UICWMA Bag O' Woad program has been in existence since 2002. It has been tremendously popular and successful as a noxious weed education project. Each year the program grows in participation. Well over 400 tons of dyer's woad has been collected and destroyed since 2002.
Hundreds of citizens line up early for their chance to get bags so they can collect dyer's woad and receive a $10 bounty.
Families and neighbors join forces throughout the five county area.
Youth have a great time learning about noxious weeds and the importance of controlling them.
Some wonder if digging dyer's woad does any good.
One hour and six bags later, the owner of this business in Cache County, Utah would have to say it does. There are dozens of small infestations like this one that are cleaned up improving our communities.
A 22 ton pile of harvested dyer's woad, just a small representation of all the dyer's woad that had been collected over the last several years.
