Harry has been working with grains, beans, and seeds on a homestead scale for 37 years. During the past 3 years the research plots at Sunbow Farm have been a large part of the drive to create the Southern Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Project. Current plantings include black, pinto, adzuki, soy, lentil, red and garbanzo beans. Eight rye varieties, 4 triticale varieties, 12 wheat varieties, 4 varieties of quinoa, three of amaranth, buckwheat and sunflower will all be demonstrated during this workshop.

Workshop Focuses:
-field preparation, rotations,moisture, temperature
-over-wintering, advantages and disadvantages
-varieties for Fall and Spring planting, some very old
-nutritional measurements, the WSU work we're a part of
-How much is needed for a person, family, community: or how many pounds to expect from a 20ft x 20ft plot
-harvest how too
-thrashing by hand and/or machine ; machine designs
-storage
-creative uses of beans, grains, seeds
-potential community supported markets and storage

10-3pm, bring your lunch, $30/at the door, Pre-register please
www.sunbowfarm.org sunbow@peak.org
Please arrive at 9:45 as class will start at 10:00 promptly.