Brabant Threshing day and NCB Destructor
Visit the threshing day at the Boerenbondsmuseum and discover how grain was threshed before threshing machines existed.
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4 october
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13:00u tot 17:00u
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Children may also help with threshing.
In August, the grain is harvested and left to dry on the stack. In October, it is threshed in the field and on the threshing floor. Farmers had to work hard to earn a living, and to bake bread they needed grain that was traditionally threshed by hand with a flail.
Threshing is the process of removing the grain from the ripe ear. Traditionally, men worked together in rhythm, taking turns swinging the flail. During threshing day, volunteers regularly demonstrate this manual process to visitors.
Only in the 20th century did threshing machines appear.
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NCB Destructor
Discover the role and sustainable practices of the N.C.B. Destructor during this afternoon. Volunteers will tell you all about it — come and experience it yourself!
In the NCB building, you can see how the destructor already worked very sustainably in the past. Animals that died on the farm were processed 100% into new materials, such as glue, leather for shoes and coats, and more. Volunteers will be present this Sunday to explain everything.
