Golden Sheaf presented to local innovators
"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 - recognize...
Source: weyburnreview.com