The birth of a new Intercell of the Ecological blueprint for telepathy! What am I talking about? The merging of logic and inuition is key in developing our latent spiritual gifts. My philiosophy is that through our actions, we are constantly weaving a web! Some of us weave this web of technology and look at the internet and all we have done! The only thing missing is the relationship with our very sustenance that gives us the strength to think about it! That is why i am a farmer among my other modalities of expression. This is a peice about my recent relationship with something we all love…our bread. No one can say I don’t bring home the bread because i am literally bringing home a couple hundred pounds of wheat that i farmed myself. Now the reason for growing my own grain is that now we are responcible and aware of what it takes to feed us. Also it helps regulate our consumption. It is very easy to consume a loaf of bread from the store every night of the week, but to go through your stock of wheat grain, grind, process and bake everyday will slow things down after one night of baking! We will actually sprout our wheat and make a pan style pizza. Here is the recipe!
For a 12 to 14 inch metal skillet
3 cups hard winter wheat berries- soak and rinse twice a day until tails develop about 1/8 inch long
grind in a food processor with just enough water for a smooth consistency
mash into oiled skillet up to one inch deep
bake at 200″ for thirty minutes to an hour…the idea is not to over cook and kill the enzematic activity in the sprouted bread.
add tomatoe sauce and your favorite pizza toppings
return to the oven for ten minutes
Injoy!
Now you may not think it is feasible to grow your own wheat, but if you want to get with the green and sustainable living culture, i will tell you how to get to the top and fast! All of us have a yard that is at least a portion of an acre…ten feet by twenty will give you enough wheat to feed your self and family! Besides what people may think is a beautiful yard, your wheat field is vibrant and not only beautiful through the season, it is entirely functional unlike your neighbors monocrop of constant death. Plus you could get your neighbors to want to grow their own wheat also…think about it, who among you have consumed some form of wheat grass supplement in their smoothy…It can now be in your front or side or back yard!
Filed under: Permaculture and Primitive Skills Tagged: | Add new tag, Farming Wheat, Food, Front Yard Gardening, Sprouted, Wheat Bread
Wow that is really great that you grew your own wheat! I always thought that to grow a grain crop you would need a whole lot of space but it’s good to know that’s not entirely true. One day I hope to be doing the same, but right now I’m gearing up to hop on a plane that will drop me off in Mexico in a week… won’t be farming any wheat but maybe a few cornstalks and beanstalks. I’m really excited right now about the wild fermentation book I bought… looking forward to doing a sourdough starter once I’m “settled”. Thanks cameron for weaving your web this is always a joy to read!
okay more to add to the wheat story… i’m in oaxaca, bought some whole wheat in the market and had it milled at the molinero (they will grind up pretty much anything for you) then took it back home and made a dough of 2 c flour and a bit less than a cup of kefir (my host family gave me kefir grains before i left) and i left it for 24 hours and it bubbled and fermented and rose and so I made it into a pizza and it was the best damn pizza i’ve ever had. and then yesterday i found a lady who lives out in the sierra and grows her own wheat… i’m going to try your recipe & i’ll tell you how it goes. right now i’m making pancakes out of kefir sourdough starter although they are turning out kinda funny