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These local farmers are to be commended for their entrepreneurial approach in providing a new local Canadian product - one that is delicious, healthy, and completely traceable, said Weyburn Chamber of Commerce president Jeff Chessall, presenter of the award.
In March of 2007, a group of three second and third generation farmers from the Midale area embarked on a journey to give a long lost oilseed, Camelina sativa, new life in the Canadian marketplace. This ancient grain was formerly used in North America to make biodiesel fuel.
The Three Farmers - Vandenhurk, Emde and Rosengren - recognized that there was a significant opportunity to revisit this grain s original use as cooking oil.