• Are oil seed sunflowers a waste?
  • Oil seed sunflowers were developed in Russia and can grow in most climates. When pressing seeds into oils, there is virtually no waste. Bevin shares that they pressed mainly hemp seeds and would feed the hemp cake (what¡¯s left over after pressing the oil) to their pigs.
  • Can black oil sunflower seeds grow back to a plant?
  • It’s the only seed that can grow to a plant to a seed and back to a plant from the seed, and it grows in most conditions. Not many people know that black oil sunflower seeds for birds is one of the highest-yielding oils for sunflower seeds! It’s one of the best seeds you can run through your oil press.
  • What seeds can be pressed into oil at home?
  • There are so many nuts and seeds that can be pressed into oils at home: Hemp Seed ¨C Hemp seeds are 35-40% oil. Hemp seeds are convenient because you can press them in the shell. Flax Seed ¨C A very nutritious seed for pressing into an oil. You don’t need to shell them before pressing. Sunflower Seed ¨C Sunflower seeds are 30-35% oil.
  • How much Oil can you get from sunflower seeds?
  • Sunflower Seed ¨C 30-35% oil within the seed. You can get approximately one gallon of oil from ten pounds of seeds. An acre of sunflowers can produce upwards of 200 gallons of sunflower oil, which means that about a 400-foot row of sunflowers can produce a few gallons of oil. Enough for most average-sized families for a year.
  • Can you plant seeds from fresh pressed sunflower oil?
  • Right on. But I tell you, once you taste that fresh pressed sunflower oil, you’re going to start finding places to plant some seeds for sure. Absolutely. Absolutely.
  • What’s a backstory on a sunflower seed sale?
  • So let’s say, now a little backstory on this one is that about two years ago I went to our local farmer’s market and there was a young couple there, and they were actually selling sunflower seed that they had done in their own home right around here.