Here are some of the recurring questions and missing details!: 1) This was Organic Hard White Wheat (link in description) and it is just plain old wheat berries you would buy for use in cooking! 2) The bed I planted it in was my in ground Hugelkultur bed which I posted a full guide for on the Epic Gardening channel: th-cam.com/video/6KBCcCDsS_s/w-d-xo.html 3) The bed is 3x8' in size and my yield was 6 pounds, If I had to guess I seeded about 1 pound. 4) This was planted in early December and was harvest in May, I could have processed it around June but I had other things come up hence July. 5) I will be planting roughly 3-5x the amount I did here and maybe even try to plant significantly more at a family members home. 6) Wheat requires very little in terms of water, nutrients, and labor during the season. It is a zero maintenance plant, no major disease or pest issues, no need to trellis, just plant and wait to harvest. The biggest complications come from rain fall on the wheat once it has begun ripening or drying.
I came here to ask these questions, so thank you! We have dent corn in again this year. Maybe next year we will put wheat in. Did you just sew the entire 3x8' , no rows?
@@jacquesinthegarden You did a fantastic job looks like! I technically had a corn harvest this year. It was like 2 inches long of kernels that were fully formed but I was happy as heck either way!
I harvested my wheat the same way you did. I still have to clean it up!!! I also saved the straw to use as mulch. Thank you for this video!!! I needed some inspiration to get my wheat processed (and mulch) ❤
this was really interesting and it highlights how much work actually goes into food production. a loaf of bread from start to finish is a big job and we take it for granted.
Agreed! It feels really good to see and do the whole process and be amazed by the fact that you only had the 1 or maybe 2 wheat harvests for the year and you had to get everything perfect to be able to eat all year long!
you have actually touched on the real eye opening problem MOST people who think you just move from the big city and throw some seed in the ground, get a few chickens and your set. To make a loaf of bread takes in reality several months. From prepping the ground to pulling a loaf out of the oven. And that's just to make bread. If things really do go sideways or completely south, a lot of people going it alone are going to starve or come close to it. That's why a community is best. But choose your friends very carefully.
@@robertedwards7749potato’s would likely be amongst the best crops for novices. Calorically dense, hardy, little processing required, and don’t require as much maintenance as others. Environments vary of course and any catastrophe would be terrible for everyone as supply chains break down with gas, food, water, sanitation, etc
He’s also how I’m learning things about gardening and growing your own food. I don’t have the time to dedicate to it in the present but it’s still helpful information for helping my grandparents in the garden in the summertime.
I've never thought to try growing wheat before, but with how much you get from so small a patch, I want to give it a try. I'd love to make some home grown pasta. 😋
*Cries in gluten free* That is a beautiful end result! I’m so glad you could have the moment of awe at what you were able to do! And you’re so right about the straw. The money you spent on the seed was probably less than what you’d spend just on that amount of a no-spray straw mulch. I can’t wait to see you grow even more next year!
Since you're GF, maybe you could try growing rice instead for a similar experiment. Also, it completely depends on each person's specific issues for being GF, but I've heard that some people have to be GF due to what is sprayed on the wheat, not the plant itself, so that might be something to look into for some GF people.
@@miriamrobarts Thats not true, people who are gluten free react to gluten but not to the degree where it causes severe physical damage and pain like Celiac Disease does. It is in no way connected to sprays.
Wow. Amazing. ❤Seeing all your effort makes me think we need to remember that all food involves a massive amount of input to get to the table, so we need to appreciate it and not let it go to waste.
Jacques...just wow. You went all in on this one: seed to table, approachable recipe, no waste, organic, dangerous tools, etc. This video has everything! Great job and a big thank you! 🌱🌾🥖
@@Gardeningchristine I don't have sun golds, but I do have sun sugars that are finally putting out some flowers cause it's been raining too much to get into the 90s F for long. Even with shade cloth, sometimes hot is just hot.
This kind of content is so IMPORTANT to teach this generation things we have lost the knowledge for. I would love to see some other videos like this growing and processing things we have forgotten to do ourselves like sugar!
Had to just jump in the comments real quick from my phone as I watch this on my tv to say this video is next level shit. Jacques this is amazing. I am so proud of you. And man I would love to try that focaccia!!
You looked so amazingly joyful when tasting that focaccia, I was sharing the happiness. My girlfriend passed by the doorway and told me "You look so happy" hahaha I'm growing rye in a few places in the garden as a cover crop, I'll definitely let enough go to seeds to grind some to flour for my sourdough. I might look to get my hands on some wheat seeds too, that experience looks like a lot of fun :)
It was such a gratifying and exciting process, I was giddy the whole time it was baking! Rye would be a fun one to do as well, I used to make some rye loaves and that sounds like a delicious plan!
Line the baking dish with parchment and drizzle a little olive oil on it. Can then just pick up the paper with the bread on it when cooled and it should slide right off. Looks good, and I don't even like tomatoes or onions. The little bubbling it was doing when you dimpled it was perfection, and I appreciate you showing your folding method. I don't like working with high-hydration dough so that's one I'll have to try.
I try to avoid the paper whenever I can but that would totally work! The fold technique has really been a game changer for high hydration doughs. I just made some ciabattas and that was I believe 100% hydration and the fold totally worked perfectly.
I enjoy your positivity!When things don’t work, you adjust and carry on. Also you’re not afraid to say let’s try it & learn together. What a bonus that this included sourdough! 💕
I grew black hull-less barley for funsies. About 2 tablespoons of seeds has produced about 2 cups of finished barley. Threshing and winnowing is a huge pain! Your thresher with the chains is epic, I wish I had that! Looking forward to some barley soup when I have the time to cook it up. 😊
This was so awesome! The first video I've ever seen on processing your own wheat from your garden. And a great recipe! Pretty cool!! These are the best videos!
We were gifted a LOT of wheat berries from a local farmer friend that had a little spillage at his silo. After we had a failed attempt at our own wheat fueld this year (goats got out and decimated it 🙄) but now we have several 5 gallon buckets full and I'm so excited 🙌🏻 we want to try again for next year (probably with the addition of a goat proof fence around the area) Thank you for being super inspiring amd encouraging and after that focaccia...i know we NEED to grow our own ❤ theres something about real food all from your own efforts 😊well done!! Some
This part right there 19:41 Body language says everything, made me laugh, thanks 😂 All this work and waiting for ONE focaccia… oh man i would love that satisfaction. Everything homegrown. Pure gold! 🤘
I did this this year too!! I planted 1 ounce of seed and got 33 ounces of wheat berries. It took forever to process, but it worked well. I kind of felt like the Little Red Hen!
When I was younger I wanted to do the whole process from growing sheep, shearing them, making yarn, knitting a sweater, and wearing it. I'm a lot older now and this looks a whole lot easier. I definitely want to do this next year!
Whole wheat flour isn't just the starch and the bran - it also contains the wheat germ. That's the embryo that would have become the new plant if you'd planted it instead of grinding it, and it's the most nutritious part of the berry, but it contains oils that go rancid very quickly once it's ground. So you can't store whole wheat flour, but it's the best flour to eat!
I love this idea, thanks! Besides making flour, I could also see a simplified version of this process to harvest the wheat berries for a component in chicken feed. you could leave a bit of chaff with no problems. And of course use the "waste" straw as bedding. (and of course save enough for the pantry!)
Recall reading a book years ago ,cutting the wheat ,bundling,, 3 of them lean to each other and another ontop tocover. They left out and he thinks night moisture would start of sprout then dry in day, so he thought this may have led to more digestible flour later. Think book was called "the cantankerous farmer or gardener". Sourdough can also make wheat more digestable. A town nearby a farmer is growing heirloom grains, and next county over bakeries are making breads with it. I have some hulless oat seeds want to try. The dry stmes of Wheat straw look like gold, have seen items made from it. Good work inspiring people.
Thank you for this video! I absolutely enjoyed every minute of it. It's one thing to know how to grow plants but learning how to use them is just the icing on the cake! I've never grown wheat but it is definitely on my to do list now. Again, this was great! Thank you.
This was so satisfying. I love these sorts of projects. I once grew popping corn and then got one full bowl of popcorn and it was the most satisfying treat. So much fun!! Wheat is definitely on the list now!!!
This was such an interesting video! I really enjoyed seeing how wheat is produced. I'm gluten intolerant, but one day I'd like to try growing a more ancient variety, since I understand that the modern wheat is what my body has a hard time with. I'll save this video for future reference! :-)
Next you could try solar cooking, so you could even bake it in your garden. My sister has been experimenting with solar cooking & has cooked several different things, including baking pizza & brownies. She baked the brownies in a round cake pan and set it in a glass cake stand to retain heat while baking it in her solar cooker. What a clever idea!
I have tall ornamental grass alll over my property. I had in the past cut all of it and the city took it for compost. This past fall I left some and in the spring I cut it, shredded it and put it on my raised beds. I am excited to use it everywhere and I grew it :)
Would you be willing to share the written recipe, as well as one for your sourdough starter. Loved this video and am totally inspired! Time to grow wheat!❤
This is the one I have been using and adapting since I first started baking! One of the major differences that I do is double the starter 100->200 and so I decrease the flour and water by 50 each but otherwise this is a great instructional. alexandracooks.com/2019/03/22/simple-sourdough-focaccia-a-beginners-guide/
Always so impressed by your knowledge and fun, successful projects…you really have helped me learn a lot! Look forward to your vlogs…thanks for sharing all of your educational experiences 🌿I’m a longtime gardener in the Midwest (with a Eastern European upbringing😃)never stopped learning!!🤩🍅
Great video, I'm jealous. 💚 Hey, I've stopped using straw straight out of the bale because it just doesn't hold the moisture in as well as shredded. I think I need a "giant leaf mulcher" like yours because feeding it laboriously into the nozzle of my little leaf blower/shredder doesn't cut it. Can you recommend the Worx?
This is so cool. My husband and I are going to buy some farm property in florida. I looked up different types of grains and beans per acre. I was surprised that literally if we had one good acre.We have enough grain for the whole year + for my family of three. Let me give you a pro tip. Take all that really nice bran that you sifted out of the flour. Use it to line the bottoms of things so the food doesn't bleed through. So I just made curry roti puffs. I lined the bottom roti with the bran, on the inside. No one knows it's there. It really Doesn't change the taste of a product like that or say A steak and potato pie. And believe me you want to cram as much fiber inside your body. One reason we're all having problems like we are is not only the food is bad. But we've stopped eating things like lots of fiber.
Amazing! I’ve always wanted to grow my own wheat. Will be getting to it. In the meantime, I live in San Diego too, if I come over and help in the garden can I get a bite? Haha it looks amazing! I’m very impressed
Fun fact for those who don't know detroit-style Pizza what's developed with a focaccia dough. It's the pizza I grew up with and will always be my favorite. I could just imagine that lovely focaccia dough with some Wisconsin brick cheese and delicious tomato sauce on top. Yum!
I'm impressed, Jacques!! One of your best videos. I'd like to suggest growing einkorn wheat. This is the oldest known wheat variety, about 10,000 years ago. Named Einkorn or “single grain,” because it produces only one grain per hull. Einkorn is higher in protein and antioxidants than modern wheat. Einkorn flour has roughly 30% more protein and 30% less starch than flour made from modern wheat. Einkorn wheat flour is packed with vitamins, minerals and rich in antioxidants. Einkorn grain has significantly higher levels of potassium, iron and zinc. It's also packed with plenty of vitamin A, vitamin B6 and thiamine as an added bonus. It also contains less gluten than modern wheat cultivars. The gluten in einkorn wheat is extremely low, barely detectable on the gluten scale, so people who have gluten sensitivity can eat bread made with einkorn flour. I call it God's wheat for us.
Love the process from the start to the end. You are so thoughtful about how to use everything. At 14:30, I think you forgot to attach the handles of the bag to the clips of the mulcher. So that way the wheat straws would go straight into the bag instead of spreading everywhere. 😅 Just watched the rest of the video. Oof!
I too have a Worx leaf mulcher and I really dig it. We have a huge oak tree on the property and it’s great for chopping the leaves and small twigs into a more usable mulch, as well as chopping down straw bales for the same purpose. Lastly I must say that I’ve got some serious focaccia envy! Definitely need to try making my own bread. Focaccia seems like a good place to start. Great video!
Focaccia is a great starting point, forgiving and delicious no matter what thanks to all of the olive oil! The worx mulcher has been really nice, I just wish there was an option that didn't need plastic line.
@@jacquesinthegarden Yes, I go through those darn plastic strings like crazy. Seems like such a waste and not a fan of having plastic in my mulch/compost. I might have to hack it with some metal wire. That would also make up for the lack of power…especially considering how LOUD it is!
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Here are some of the recurring questions and missing details!:
1) This was Organic Hard White Wheat (link in description) and it is just plain old wheat berries you would buy for use in cooking!
2) The bed I planted it in was my in ground Hugelkultur bed which I posted a full guide for on the Epic Gardening channel: th-cam.com/video/6KBCcCDsS_s/w-d-xo.html
3) The bed is 3x8' in size and my yield was 6 pounds, If I had to guess I seeded about 1 pound.
4) This was planted in early December and was harvest in May, I could have processed it around June but I had other things come up hence July.
5) I will be planting roughly 3-5x the amount I did here and maybe even try to plant significantly more at a family members home.
6) Wheat requires very little in terms of water, nutrients, and labor during the season. It is a zero maintenance plant, no major disease or pest issues, no need to trellis, just plant and wait to harvest. The biggest complications come from rain fall on the wheat once it has begun ripening or drying.
@@jacquesinthegarden thank you so much for such a detailed reply. I really really appreciate it.
I came here to ask these questions, so thank you! We have dent corn in again this year. Maybe next year we will put wheat in. Did you just sew the entire 3x8' , no rows?
What are the orange flowers that were growing/vining in the background. They are BEAUTIFUL!
@@trudybauchery9003 Orange clock vine!
@@starfarms664 No rows just scatter sown!
The excitement you had when you realized what you'd just pulled out was something you grew and then baked! It's a joy that never gets old.
The last time I was that excited from a harvest was my first mushroom harvest! So much fun and so delicious
@@jacquesinthegarden You did a fantastic job looks like! I technically had a corn harvest this year. It was like 2 inches long of kernels that were fully formed but I was happy as heck either way!
I harvested my wheat the same way you did. I still have to clean it up!!! I also saved the straw to use as mulch. Thank you for this video!!! I needed some inspiration to get my wheat processed (and mulch) ❤
this was really interesting and it highlights how much work actually goes into food production. a loaf of bread from start to finish is a big job and we take it for granted.
Agreed! It feels really good to see and do the whole process and be amazed by the fact that you only had the 1 or maybe 2 wheat harvests for the year and you had to get everything perfect to be able to eat all year long!
you have actually touched on the real eye opening problem MOST people who think you just move from the big city and throw some seed in the ground, get a few chickens and your set. To make a loaf of bread takes in reality several months. From prepping the ground to pulling a loaf out of the oven. And that's just to make bread. If things really do go sideways or completely south, a lot of people going it alone are going to starve or come close to it. That's why a community is best. But choose your friends very carefully.
@@robertedwards7749potato’s would likely be amongst the best crops for novices. Calorically dense, hardy, little processing required, and don’t require as much maintenance as others. Environments vary of course and any catastrophe would be terrible for everyone as supply chains break down with gas, food, water, sanitation, etc
Jacques in the Bakery in the Garden, episode one.
More to come!
jaques is the heartthrob of epic gardening
Haha I'll take it!
He’s also how I’m learning things about gardening and growing your own food. I don’t have the time to dedicate to it in the present but it’s still helpful information for helping my grandparents in the garden in the summertime.
I've never thought to try growing wheat before, but with how much you get from so small a patch, I want to give it a try. I'd love to make some home grown pasta. 😋
It is quite impressive, this was a 3x8 bed, next year I am going to go for 10x10!
There’s nothing like watching two grown men *nearly* tear up over the flavor of fresh baked bread 🥹 Kevin missed out on this one!
*Cries in gluten free*
That is a beautiful end result! I’m so glad you could have the moment of awe at what you were able to do! And you’re so right about the straw. The money you spent on the seed was probably less than what you’d spend just on that amount of a no-spray straw mulch. I can’t wait to see you grow even more next year!
Totally true, weirdly enough the mulch I made is worth FAR more than the flour haha. Also, sorry about the GF :(
Since you're GF, maybe you could try growing rice instead for a similar experiment.
Also, it completely depends on each person's specific issues for being GF, but I've heard that some people have to be GF due to what is sprayed on the wheat, not the plant itself, so that might be something to look into for some GF people.
@@miriamrobarts Thats not true, people who are gluten free react to gluten but not to the degree where it causes severe physical damage and pain like Celiac Disease does.
It is in no way connected to sprays.
Wow. Amazing. ❤Seeing all your effort makes me think we need to remember that all food involves a massive amount of input to get to the table, so we need to appreciate it and not let it go to waste.
That is part of why I love doing this and connecting to how food happens!
❤
Jacques...just wow. You went all in on this one: seed to table, approachable recipe, no waste, organic, dangerous tools, etc. This video has everything! Great job and a big thank you!
🌱🌾🥖
I finally got my sun golds to ripen.🍅I think I had some disease issues last year. Now I see what all the hype is about. They’re delicious!
They really pack A LOT of flavor in a tiny package!
@@Gardeningchristine I don't have sun golds, but I do have sun sugars that are finally putting out some flowers cause it's been raining too much to get into the 90s F for long. Even with shade cloth, sometimes hot is just hot.
Took 6 month to grow but 6 minutes to eat ! Enjoyed video ! It is natures magic !
Haha absolutely the way things are
Dang, Jacques! You are so multi-talented, fun and informative. Always fun watching you work your magic!! Thank you!!
Thanks for stopping by and watching!
Love the protective gear- don’t forget your hearing too!
I've had too many close calls to wing it anymore!
Thank you for mentioning ear protection! I have a pair of ear plugs I carry with me at all times for just that purpose!
Organic wheat straw would be a great substrate for growing organic mushrooms-yum! Great video!
Absolutely agree! That would actually be a fun thing to be able to say I did!
Nice to meet you Charlie! Sharing a good thing, is the best!
Couldn't agree more!
This kind of content is so IMPORTANT to teach this generation things we have lost the knowledge for. I would love to see some other videos like this growing and processing things we have forgotten to do ourselves like sugar!
Love these episodes of garden to table! Focaccia is amazing! I can only imagine how delicious it was!
Out of this world for sure!
Had to just jump in the comments real quick from my phone as I watch this on my tv to say this video is next level shit. Jacques this is amazing. I am so proud of you. And man I would love to try that focaccia!!
Thank you so much I really appreciate it and I wish everyone could have tried this focaccia!
You looked so amazingly joyful when tasting that focaccia, I was sharing the happiness. My girlfriend passed by the doorway and told me "You look so happy" hahaha
I'm growing rye in a few places in the garden as a cover crop, I'll definitely let enough go to seeds to grind some to flour for my sourdough. I might look to get my hands on some wheat seeds too, that experience looks like a lot of fun :)
It was such a gratifying and exciting process, I was giddy the whole time it was baking! Rye would be a fun one to do as well, I used to make some rye loaves and that sounds like a delicious plan!
Line the baking dish with parchment and drizzle a little olive oil on it. Can then just pick up the paper with the bread on it when cooled and it should slide right off. Looks good, and I don't even like tomatoes or onions. The little bubbling it was doing when you dimpled it was perfection, and I appreciate you showing your folding method. I don't like working with high-hydration dough so that's one I'll have to try.
I try to avoid the paper whenever I can but that would totally work! The fold technique has really been a game changer for high hydration doughs. I just made some ciabattas and that was I believe 100% hydration and the fold totally worked perfectly.
I have so much respect for you. That huge beautiful garden! Sourdough! Filming projects! You’re one motivated guy!
I'm definitely going to try growing my own wheat now! Had no idea it was so simple.
It is honestly stupid simple, nothing to manage!
Even if I never duplicate what you've done this video was a joy to watch! Love witnessing other peoples happiness, joy, sense of pride, etc 💜
It was a truly joyous moment
I enjoy your positivity!When things don’t work, you adjust and carry on. Also you’re not afraid to say let’s try it & learn together. What a bonus that this included sourdough! 💕
It is the best way to learn !
Katrina got herself a whole man 😂
Whole grain and unprocessed
🤣😂
Bro… 😂
Jacques, this was sooo fun to watch and learn! My mouth was watering when you took a bite...what a think of beauty!
Glad you enjoyed it! And I highly encourage you try it if you can!
Love that you put the wheat to use and made something with it. ❤
Now that I know how delicious it was I can safely say it was worth the efforts!
I love the length of silence after that first bite. You can see on Jacques face “I’ll get to some words in a moment, I’m savoring right now.”
100% a magical moment
You're fearless, Jacques! Thanks for taking us along today.
I grew black hull-less barley for funsies. About 2 tablespoons of seeds has produced about 2 cups of finished barley. Threshing and winnowing is a huge pain! Your thresher with the chains is epic, I wish I had that! Looking forward to some barley soup when I have the time to cook it up. 😊
This was so awesome! The first video I've ever seen on processing your own wheat from your garden. And a great recipe! Pretty cool!! These are the best videos!
Glad you enjoyed it!
OMG!!!! Butter in the glass pan. Thank you. I’ve stopped using my glass because it always destroys my bread.
Cool! My gluten allergy self is getting sick just watching this but love the dedication and process
Oof, sorry to hear that but I appreciate the watch!
@@jacquesinthegarden I still watch the processes so I can learn and apply to other areas of my garden and eating what’s made there ❤️
We were gifted a LOT of wheat berries from a local farmer friend that had a little spillage at his silo. After we had a failed attempt at our own wheat fueld this year (goats got out and decimated it 🙄) but now we have several 5 gallon buckets full and I'm so excited 🙌🏻 we want to try again for next year (probably with the addition of a goat proof fence around the area) Thank you for being super inspiring amd encouraging and after that focaccia...i know we NEED to grow our own ❤ theres something about real food all from your own efforts 😊well done!! Some
"Goat proof fence" lol that's cute.
@@jennacoryell4160 right?! 😂
That mulch looks wonderful
Who else wants a "Beat the wheat 🌾" shirt or something? 😂😂😂
That focaccia looks so good 😛😛😛
This part right there 19:41
Body language says everything, made me laugh, thanks 😂
All this work and waiting for ONE focaccia… oh man i would love that satisfaction. Everything homegrown. Pure gold! 🤘
I did this this year too!! I planted 1 ounce of seed and got 33 ounces of wheat berries. It took forever to process, but it worked well. I kind of felt like the Little Red Hen!
Thanks for the advice Jaqcues, I will grow my own weed
While I didn't say that I do wholeheartedly support it!
Do you have a video on what kind of wheat you grew and when you planted it and such?
Good job Jacques! This looks delicious!
What a great video!! Thank you for awesome instructions! You sound like such a nice person too ☺️
I grew my own last year. It was really interesting. I shared the bed with home grown cotton. Together they looked really cool.
That's super cool, cotton would be an interesting one
That was a beautiful looking focaccia! I am so inspired to try growing my own wheat now.
You have convinced me! 🌾
now thats organic bread, youre awesome
My parents mulched with wheat straw this spring and the wheat is coming in better than anything else
When I was younger I wanted to do the whole process from growing sheep, shearing them, making yarn, knitting a sweater, and wearing it. I'm a lot older now and this looks a whole lot easier. I definitely want to do this next year!
That would be extremely satisfying! The wheat seed to bread does have the advantage of being less time and land dependent that is for sure!
Whole wheat flour isn't just the starch and the bran - it also contains the wheat germ. That's the embryo that would have become the new plant if you'd planted it instead of grinding it, and it's the most nutritious part of the berry, but it contains oils that go rancid very quickly once it's ground. So you can't store whole wheat flour, but it's the best flour to eat!
Whole wheat flour still lasts between 3 and 9 months depending on storage conditions.
"i dont have a lawnmower" is honestly such a flex
Haha I love how simple it is
Love this video and your pup looks just like our Dutch shepherd Odin :) so cute!
Hands down one of the best videos I've seen you create
Really appreciate it! I was proud of this one!
Nice job Jacques!
Thank you guys, your use of ingredients from the garden is unparalleled, always fun and interesting to see what you are up to!
I love this idea, thanks! Besides making flour, I could also see a simplified version of this process to harvest the wheat berries for a component in chicken feed. you could leave a bit of chaff with no problems. And of course use the "waste" straw as bedding. (and of course save enough for the pantry!)
Absolutely to all of the above!
What a cool contraption!
I appreciate it and thanks for watching!
Wow Jacques, how much fun was that! You've convinced me, time to start my wheat field 😂
🙌 wheat fields for everyone
Oh YEAH! garden to table focaccia!❤
Recall reading a book years ago ,cutting the wheat ,bundling,, 3 of them lean to each other and another ontop tocover. They left out and he thinks night moisture would start of sprout then dry in day, so he thought this may have led to more digestible flour later. Think book was called "the cantankerous farmer or gardener". Sourdough can also make wheat more digestable. A town nearby a farmer is growing heirloom grains, and next county over bakeries are making breads with it. I have some hulless oat seeds want to try. The dry stmes of Wheat straw look like gold, have seen items made from it. Good work inspiring people.
Thank you for this video! I absolutely enjoyed every minute of it. It's one thing to know how to grow plants but learning how to use them is just the icing on the cake! I've never grown wheat but it is definitely on my to do list now. Again, this was great! Thank you.
Absolutely agree, I love doing the full process and effort is almost always worth it!
One method I do. When I bunch the wheat, put the berry side in the leaf mulcher. Does my threshing and easily winnow from there.
That makes a lot of sense!
This was so satisfying. I love these sorts of projects. I once grew popping corn and then got one full bowl of popcorn and it was the most satisfying treat. So much fun!! Wheat is definitely on the list now!!!
I think I may need to do that one next!
I've always wanted to grow a small patch of wheat only because I think it is so pretty!
It was my favorite thing to look at in the garden every sunset
This was such an interesting video! I really enjoyed seeing how wheat is produced. I'm gluten intolerant, but one day I'd like to try growing a more ancient variety, since I understand that the modern wheat is what my body has a hard time with. I'll save this video for future reference! :-)
Einkorn is probably the grain you are referring to and it is traditionally difficult to harvest by machine. Perfect for the backyard garden!
@@jacquesinthegarden Wonderful! Thank you for that info. I'll make a note of the grain.
Next you could try solar cooking, so you could even bake it in your garden.
My sister has been experimenting with solar cooking & has cooked several different things, including baking pizza & brownies. She baked the brownies in a round cake pan and set it in a glass cake stand to retain heat while baking it in her solar cooker. What a clever idea!
Great video Jacques. Flowers are amazing.
Cheers, and thanks for watching!
Loved this and will definately be trying to grow my own🎉
Ok. This was just great ❤. Much respect and love from PA. Also your commitment to sustainable gardening is 😘
Thank you for watching!
Jacques, thanks for the recipe!
Don’t waste that olive oil on your hands, rub it right in. It’s a great way to moisturize 😊
That is a good point, I could use all the moisture I could get after being in the dirt all day!
Congrats on that gorgeous wheat harvest Jacques! Everything looks awesome as per usual 😅
Cheers and thanks for watching!
Looks insanely delicious. So creative making the mulch that way too!
Thank you and thanks for watching!
I have tall ornamental grass alll over my property. I had in the past cut all of it and the city took it for compost. This past fall I left some and in the spring I cut it, shredded it and put it on my raised beds. I am excited to use it everywhere and I grew it :)
I am for sure going to explore grasses more after this!
Thank you for this very instuctional and posive video.
Love your recipes. That looks delicious! This was so cool. Home grown flour. The garden looks lush, with flowers weaved throughout 💐💚🌱
Thank you! It was a lot of fun
Reminds me of when i grew sorghum, I was surprised how many seeds I got from just a handful of plants. Made a great sweetener for outmeal
amazing it is...love watching your 'experiments'...needless to say, your videos are always interesting. thank you for sharing
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
Im growing wheat from the Epic Gardening straw!! Perfect for my new beds
Nice little bonus :)
Would you be willing to share the written recipe, as well as one for your sourdough starter. Loved this video and am totally inspired! Time to grow wheat!❤
This is the one I have been using and adapting since I first started baking! One of the major differences that I do is double the starter 100->200 and so I decrease the flour and water by 50 each but otherwise this is a great instructional. alexandracooks.com/2019/03/22/simple-sourdough-focaccia-a-beginners-guide/
Always so impressed by your knowledge and fun, successful projects…you really have helped me learn a lot! Look forward to your vlogs…thanks for sharing all of your educational experiences 🌿I’m a longtime gardener in the Midwest (with a Eastern European upbringing😃)never stopped learning!!🤩🍅
Love to hear this, thanks for watching!
What an absolutely epic video, this is definitely how I learn. Now I want to grow wheat. Also, where did you get your hat? 🤣
I absolutely loved this video! I have to try growing wheat now!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤
It's beauty is reason alone!
Device is cool as hell, Jacques - super smart! Love all your content, man 🤙
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Looks so delicious! Wish i was there to taste it!
Great video, I'm jealous. 💚
Hey, I've stopped using straw straight out of the bale because it just doesn't hold the moisture in as well as shredded. I think I need a "giant leaf mulcher" like yours because feeding it laboriously into the nozzle of my little leaf blower/shredder doesn't cut it. Can you recommend the Worx?
So far it's held up well to our abuse and seems to do a good job!
This is so cool. My husband and I are going to buy some farm property in florida. I looked up different types of grains and beans per acre. I was surprised that literally if we had one good acre.We have enough grain for the whole year + for my family of three.
Let me give you a pro tip. Take all that really nice bran that you sifted out of the flour. Use it to line the bottoms of things so the food doesn't bleed through. So I just made curry roti puffs.
I lined the bottom roti with the bran, on the inside. No one knows it's there. It really Doesn't change the taste of a product like that or say A steak and potato pie. And believe me you want to cram as much fiber inside your body. One reason we're all having problems like we are is not only the food is bad. But we've stopped eating things like lots of fiber.
Woah that's a cool tip, I'll be sure to include it. I ended up grinding it through a fine sieve and adding it to my flour anyway
Amazing! I’ve always wanted to grow my own wheat. Will be getting to it. In the meantime, I live in San Diego too, if I come over and help in the garden can I get a bite? Haha it looks amazing! I’m very impressed
Fun fact for those who don't know detroit-style Pizza what's developed with a focaccia dough. It's the pizza I grew up with and will always be my favorite. I could just imagine that lovely focaccia dough with some Wisconsin brick cheese and delicious tomato sauce on top. Yum!
the best wheat for flat breads is khorasan. grow tons of it as i make flat bread nearly every day. absolutely awesome 🙂
I'm impressed, Jacques!! One of your best videos. I'd like to suggest growing einkorn wheat. This is the oldest known wheat variety, about 10,000 years ago. Named Einkorn or “single grain,” because it produces only one grain per hull. Einkorn is higher in protein and antioxidants than modern wheat. Einkorn flour has roughly 30% more protein and 30% less starch than flour made from modern wheat. Einkorn wheat flour is packed with vitamins, minerals and rich in antioxidants. Einkorn grain has significantly higher levels of potassium, iron and zinc. It's also packed with plenty of vitamin A, vitamin B6 and thiamine as an added bonus. It also contains less gluten than modern wheat cultivars. The gluten in einkorn wheat is extremely low, barely detectable on the gluten scale, so people who have gluten sensitivity can eat bread made with einkorn flour. I call it God's wheat for us.
I so want to grow wheat in my little garden now😆 I bake sourdough, so home-grown flour would be amazing. I need a bigger garden.
You can do the same with shredding up corn stalks to use as mulch.
After using the cornstalks for decoration on your porch, shred em up for mulch :)
Great from beginning to end. How are you going to pass around some pieces to all of us?
This may have been the shortest lived focaccia I have ever made haha
I saw a yt short about a week ago where some lad used that exact Worx shredder as a thresher and it did remarkably.
The only reason I didn't is because it uses plastic wire and I didn't want that in my flour
Love the process from the start to the end. You are so thoughtful about how to use everything. At 14:30, I think you forgot to attach the handles of the bag to the clips of the mulcher. So that way the wheat straws would go straight into the bag instead of spreading everywhere. 😅
Just watched the rest of the video. Oof!
Haha I borrowed it from Kevin and gave up on figuring out where they attach
Awesome video! I think I am going to try that next year! Thank you, loved seeing the dogs also!
The dogs, especially Cosmo (the black dog) love making their cameos and thanks for watching!
That looks so good! Makes growing it all so worth it!
It was truly amazing!
I'm so surprised you didn't put a bunch of of herbs on that. It looks so good ❤❤
I was tempted but I wanted to taste that wheat!
Super cool. Lots of work but totally worth it
Absolutely worth it for the experience alone
You should cut the wheat at the bottom and then thresh them on that nice flat concrete.
It helps to kneed dough with wet hands; it sticks less.
That would have worked out nicely as well but I liked the control separation here, although it took a decent amount of time to cut each head.
I too have a Worx leaf mulcher and I really dig it. We have a huge oak tree on the property and it’s great for chopping the leaves and small twigs into a more usable mulch, as well as chopping down straw bales for the same purpose.
Lastly I must say that I’ve got some serious focaccia envy! Definitely need to try making my own bread. Focaccia seems like a good place to start.
Great video!
Focaccia is a great starting point, forgiving and delicious no matter what thanks to all of the olive oil! The worx mulcher has been really nice, I just wish there was an option that didn't need plastic line.
@@jacquesinthegarden Yes, I go through those darn plastic strings like crazy. Seems like such a waste and not a fan of having plastic in my mulch/compost. I might have to hack it with some metal wire. That would also make up for the lack of power…especially considering how LOUD it is!