@vegetable.academy: Growing wheat in your yard is not for everyone. We jumped into grain production because we have our vegetables covered and we had some extra space to experiment on land we borrow. Here are some pros and cons. Cons - The yield per square foot is low. This was our first attempt at wheat and we harvested 25lbs of grain from 450 square feet. That’s about 16 square feet per loaf. - Wheat was relatively easy to grow, but harvesting, threshing and winnowing are labour intensive. Fortunately it gave me an excuse to tinker. 😉 Pros - It has really connected us to our community. We’ve been able to talk grain with our family members who grow wheat conventionally, and also many folks who stroll by while we work in the yard. - It’s connected us to our farming ancestors. We come from farming families and imagined looking on our tiny wheat field with the same hope and admiration that they did more than a hundred years ago. - The product is delicious and nutritious. In Canada, a mill can remove up to 5% of the wheat kernel and still call the product whole wheat. This translates to about 70% of the germ being removed, where the majority of nutrients, vitamins and healthy fats are found. ( https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/why-whole-grain-health-claims-arent-always-what-they-seem/article4461182/ )We also rest easy knowing that there are no pesticides or synthetic fertilizers on our plants. If you’re ready to get serious about growing your own food, let’s team up. Check out my interactive free workshop. You can find a link in my bio. To learn more about the threshing machine copy and paste this link. https://youtu.be/HsILv0_U3z0?si=oNDshUiLLx_8dEvJ #vegetable #garden #wheat #homestead #urbangarden #grain #urbanhomestead #gardentok #farmtokkitchen #farmtok #gardenproject
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oblivionwonder :
imagine how much food could be produced if people planted wheat or barley instead of having lawns
2023-10-07 05:06:20
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Boston Jungle :
Sure but how many people can afford a threshing machine hah
2023-10-09 03:31:01
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Boogeraids :
For $50,000 worth of equipment and 4 months of waiting you can make $5 worth of bread
2023-10-07 15:04:43
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Ryan :
You know what’s easier? Going to a local farmer and asking him if he has some wheat you can buy. 25lbs he’d probably give you for free😂
2023-10-07 20:33:33
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Z :
The only way for a food sustainable future is for communities to start growing their own food again. It's possible, just takes a change of mindset
2023-10-07 16:31:10
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Gus Hanson :
Some people just don’t get that you can grow something for something other than saving money 🙄
2023-10-07 03:25:40
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War_Turtle_1371 :
He never actually answered the question he asked in the beginning...
2023-10-07 15:19:52
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Johnny B :
HOA: Sir when do you plan on cutting your lawn.
2023-10-07 11:10:45
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Maymay :
Do I have a gluten allergy: yes. Did I watch all of this: yes
2023-10-07 03:36:17
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JJ :
Just go buy a 50lb bag of wheat for $10
2023-10-07 22:05:49
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michaelontiktok11223344 :
Me: saving this like there’s a snowballs chance in hell I’d try to grow my own wheat
2023-10-19 00:28:26
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blinkieebun :
Wickard v Filburn vibes
2023-10-08 14:22:42
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MYLASTRESUME.COM :
I've always wondered about this. Another question I have is can you grow your own flax for linen?
2023-10-07 01:52:27
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JessNick :
You had me at ✨minimal maintenance💫
2023-10-07 02:06:42
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Courtney 🇨🇦 :
Growing this as an intercrop with lentils, chickpeas or field pea would work good. Nitrogen for the soil, and higher amounts of food per square foot
2023-10-10 18:59:17
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GreenGardener :
Yes! Worked well for us. Growing winter wheat for the second year!🥰
2023-10-07 18:28:30
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totallygrayboys :
I have a 2k ft2 patch I planted in winter wheat as cover. Could not thresh all of it and left 25% standing for 20lb yield.
2023-10-07 01:48:04
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nikkigongaware :
We grow about 5000 acres lol
2023-10-08 15:12:45
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Nicholas Dueñas :
Step 1: Have enough land to grow wheat.
2023-10-08 19:37:43
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natedill :
I've done it with winter wheat. tried black emmer once, but found that nearly impossible to thresh by hand.
2023-10-08 12:42:58
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Ar Es :
gluten?!
2023-10-07 21:02:44
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minecraftbeez :
my family is a long line of farmers and ended up replacing our back and front lawns with mini farms when they moved here 😅. Best decision ever
2023-10-07 11:52:10
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Not a Seagull :
Imagine the amount of food humanity would have if we wouldnt waste farmland for cattle food. Could feed everyone 10x
2023-10-07 10:50:33
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