Time Savers for Seed Savers
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Description: If you're into growing and saving seeds, this event is for you! Hear from commercial seed growers sharing their favourite time-saving tricks in quick, 5-minute presentations covering everything from harvesting seed in the field, to wet-processing then drying seeds, and seed cleaning. It’s a relaxed, farm-club-style event where you’ll learn practical hacks to simplify your seed-saving process.
Resources
PDF plans for bike thresher by SARE, submitted by Julie Lamberts
Review of a hand winnower by Denise O’Reilly
Book, The Seed Farmer, by Dan Brisebois
Reference Document (2017) Sourcing medium-scaled seed equipment for Canadian seed producers
Link to scale referenced in Austin Bruch’s presentation
DIY air separator seed cleaner with PDF design and video instructions
Debearder: simple wood and stainless steel, suggested by David Catzel
Farm Folk City Folk’s mobile seed cleaner initiative
Bean threshing with a modified wood chipper
Small scale bean threshing - low tech method
DIY seed cleaner from Real Seeds, UK
Seed Equipment webinar (2022)
Threshing bean seeds in the field
