false 6583209 1  A backyard field of grains? Yes, absolutely! Wheat and corn are rapidly replacing grass in the yards of dedicated locavores across the country. For adventurous home- owners who want to get in on the movement, <i>Homegrown Whole Grains</i> is the place to begin.<br><br>Growing whole grains is simpler and more rewarding than most people imagine. With as little as 1000 square feet of land, backyard farmers can grow enough wheat to harvest 50 pounds in a single afternoon - and those 50 pounds can be baked into 50 loaves of fresh bread. <br><br>In addition to providing information on wheat and corn, <i>Homegrown Whole Grains</i> includes complete growing, harvesting, and threshing instructions for barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, spelt, and quinoa, and lighter coverage of several specialty grains. Readers will also find helpful tips on processing whole grains, from what to look for in a home mill to how to dry corn and remove the hulls from barley and rice.<br><br>Chapters for each grain include inventive recipes for cereals, desserts, casseroles, salads, soups and stews, and, of course, home-baked breads, the crowning achievement of the home grain grower. Sara Pitzer shares dozens of ideas for using whole grains - from cooking sturdy wheat berries in a slow cooker to malting barley for homebrewed beer. Whether milled into nutritional flours or used in any of their unmilled states, wheat, barley, quinoa, and the other grain crops are healthful additions to every diet.<br> 6776688 5 8 2009 Homegrown Whole Grains: Grow, Harvest, and Cook Your Own Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rice, and More total:2|5:2|4:0|3:0|2:0|1:0| 2 10 7 1 5 0 false false Sat Oct 17 13:02:40 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 13:06:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 09:15:12 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 09:15:14 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 18:14:59 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 18:14:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 05:38:34 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 05:38:43 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 20:33:15 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 15:36:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 28 10:43:31 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 10:43:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 01 09:16:39 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 09:16:39 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6583209