It was the perfect 21 degree day with a gentle breeze to bring in the sheaves for those who joined the Killarney Foodgrains Grow Project harvest Tuesday afternoon.

Some 200 to 250 people lined up for the noon meal of pulled pork under the big white tent with Willowdale and Holmfield Colonies preparing this year's feast.

Twenty-six combines, three grain carts and approximately six tractor trailers started the process of clearing the 160-acre field of red spring wheat in just over one hour by mere minutes.

This summer marked the 10th year of consecutive grow projects in the Killarney area, with this year's field located along Hwy 3, south east of Killarney. A print of last year's lineup of combines was auctioned off with silent auction to commemorate the decade of community coming together for this worthwhile cause.

Committee members wore bright blue t-shirts with the clear message 'Working Together to End Global Hunger'. Regional rep Gordon Janzen shared the new 'I Care' postcard incentive to petition the federal government to be more involved in helping to feed the hungry in desperate countries like Ethiopia.

Chairperson for the Killarney Foodgrains Growing Project said in spite of the dry conditions, the yield still looked fairly good.

"The dry conditions will be a factor, but still the crop looked fairly decent."

From the first seeding in early spring until the last combine has completed its swathe, it's all about community coming together.

Sponsorship acre by acre, volunteers spraying the field throughout the grow season, the feeding of the participants and observers on harvest day, the supplying of the radios to keep everyone informed of what's happening minute by minute, Co-op supplied fuel for participating harvesters and trucks, those who took time from their own fields and farm work to donate their combines, trucks and trailers … it all adds up to a community event that brings everyone together to help those overseas struggling in famine conditions.

"It was great to see community support and everyone get involved," Penner said. "We have great support from the community. We sell acres to come up with the inputs for the crop. I think we sold close to 150 acres at $250 per acre so the inputs will be covered."