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Homegrown Whole Grains: Grow, Harvest, and Cook Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rice, Corn and More
by
Sara Pitzer
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 homeowners who want to get in on the movement, Homegrown Whole Grains is the place to begin.
Growing whole grains is simpler and more rewarding than most people imagine. With as little as 1000 square feet of land, ba...more
Growing whole grains is simpler and more rewarding than most people imagine. With as little as 1000 square feet of land, ba...more
Paperback, 168 pages
Published
August 5th 2009
by Storey Publishing, LLC
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Homegrown Whole Grains a practical easy to read useful book for the home gardener. The basics on growing grains on a small scale and small space. My goal to grow a crop within a 10 x 10 plot then to expand over time if this is productive. With the possibility of raising chickens this could be a big plus.
Its a gardening book. For grains. Set in America. So you have to go through the mental sojourns of calculating ounces and seasons out to the right amounts. It was interesting. I loved reading about windborn farm, but guess what you can't get heritage grains in Australia without an import permit which is a load of lardidah!
Clear, well-organized, and with great illustrations showing you how to harvest, clean, and store your grain. With an excellent appendix full of resources for buying seed, storage containers, mills, and whole grains, and with recommended websites, books, and movies. The most exciting gardening book I've read in years.
Informative in an introductory way. Would certainly want to reference more works before actually pursuing growing grains, but a great first read to determine whether or not to pursue the issue.
2009
Homegrown Whole Grains provides a lot of specifics I've been unable to find elsewhere about planting dates and growing zones for grains in the backyard. It's got lots of pretty illustrations and is a quick read. See the tidbits I compiled from Home-grown Whole Grains on my blog.
Good quick overview of a lot of different kinds of grains but is almost more valuable for its reference section than anything else.
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