Tag: Wheat

Upcoming Workshop — Build a (Timber-Framing) Toolbox, Mar. 25, 1 p.m.–5 p.m., $50 ($40 for members)

March 3, 2023

This year we’re building a timber-frame workshop and we’ll have classes almost every weekend, covering this build from start to finish. See our Events page for the complete schedule, which is being finalized at this time. Classes typically run $50 with a cap of $500 for ten or more. See also: Timber Felling (Mar. 11), … More Upcoming Workshop — Build a (Timber-Framing) Toolbox, Mar. 25, 1 p.m.–5 p.m., $50 ($40 for members)

Upcoming Workshop — Refurbishing Tools, Apr. 1, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., $50 ($40 for members)

March 2, 2023

This year we’re building a timber-frame workshop and we’ll have classes almost every weekend, covering this build from start to finish. See our Events page for the complete schedule, which is being finalized at this time. Classes typically run $50 with a cap of $500 for ten or more. See also: Timber Felling (Mar. 11), … More Upcoming Workshop — Refurbishing Tools, Apr. 1, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., $50 ($40 for members)

Upcoming Workshop — Felling Trees for Timber, Mar. 26, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., $50 ($40 for members)

February 21, 2023

ATTENTION: Due to inclement weather, the date of this has been changed from Mar. 11 to 26. This year we’re building a timber-frame workshop and we’ll have classes almost every weekend, covering this build from start to finish. See our Events page for the complete schedule, which is being finalized at this time. Classes typically … More Upcoming Workshop — Felling Trees for Timber, Mar. 26, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., $50 ($40 for members)

Upcoming Workshop — Hand-Harvesting Wheat and Rye, Jul. 16, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., $35 ($30 for members)

June 7, 2022

We’ve been growing and processing wheat and rye by hand for a few years. In mid-July, we will harvest it using scythes and sickles.  Then it has to get tied into sheaves and stood up in shocks to dry. Once dry, it has to be threshed to remove the grains from the heads, and then … More Upcoming Workshop — Hand-Harvesting Wheat and Rye, Jul. 16, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., $35 ($30 for members)

Upcoming Workshop — Hand-Harvesting Wheat and Rye, Jul. 17( & 18?), 10 a.m.–4 p.m., $40 (CANCELLED)

June 9, 2021

Last year, we harvested industrial wheat by hand. We learned a lot from that process and decided to plant our own heritage wheat. In mid-July, we will harvest it using scythes and sickles.  Then it has to get tied into sheaves and stood up in shocks to dry. Once dry, it has to be threshed … More Upcoming Workshop — Hand-Harvesting Wheat and Rye, Jul. 17( & 18?), 10 a.m.–4 p.m., $40 (CANCELLED)

Lessons Learned in Small-Scale Wheat Harvest, Part II: Threshing, Storing, and Grinding

December 3, 2020

This year we harvested a tenth of an acre of modern red winter wheat from our neighbor’s field. I wrote up a few impressions soon after harvesting the wheat in a previous blog post, but here I hope to summarize more technical aspects of this process and suggestions for myself and others who hope to … More Lessons Learned in Small-Scale Wheat Harvest, Part II: Threshing, Storing, and Grinding

Upcoming Workshop — Hand-Harvesting Wheat, Jul. 25, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m., $20 (Space is Limited)

June 12, 2020

We’re trying to grow and harvest all of our food this year to simulate the collapse of fossil fuels. As part of that, we’ve purchased a tenth of an acre of organic wheat from a neighbor. In late July, we will harvest it using scythes and sickles.  Then it has to get tied into sheaves … More Upcoming Workshop — Hand-Harvesting Wheat, Jul. 25, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m., $20 (Space is Limited)