Growers, seed-savers, and local food supporters: Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 27 for Denman Island Seed Fest, from 10 am to 3 pm at the Pavilion (covered recreation space near the community hall).
Farm Folk / City Folk will be bringing their trailer full of seed separating and seed cleaning equipment for demonstration and for use by the community. Our Denman Island Growers’ and Producers’ Alliance will also bring their threshing box, threshing machine, new winnowing machine and other equipment for use.
The equipment can be used for separating and cleaning a wide variety of seeds, and can also be used for food crops like dried beans, peas and grains, such as wheat or oats! We will have some freshly harvested Denman Island wheat, oats, chickpeas, and more for demonstration, and you can bring your own seeds down to try the equipment as well.
Many community members picked up free packets of hard red spring wheat seed from North Island College at Seedy Saturday this past winter, and now are wondering what to do with their wheat: Bring it down to Seed Fest to thresh and clean your seed! North Island College will also be providing more free hard red winter wheat seed (for planting this fall) to keep our community wheat project going!
Everyone is welcome, and there will be concession food available featuring Denman Island grown grains, pulses and other foods from Gather Farm and Kitchen.
For more information on Farm Folk / City Folk’s Seed cleaning equipment, please visit https://farmfolkcityfolk.ca/bc-seed-security-program/mobile-seed-cleaner/
