Los Angeles Bread Bakers

Hello, and welcome to the Los Angeles Bread Bakers blog! On this blog, we will be chronicling our journey growing wheat in Southern California, discussing the meaning of this endeavor, and explaining both our process and the history behind this important experiment. Look forward to information on California landrace wheat, photographs from planting and—eventually—harvesting, and figures and facts about the project.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Backyard Wheat

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Our control crop of Glenn, planted in backyard pots, is finally mature. A couple of dozen plants were harvested today.  Threshing and wi...
Saturday, May 18, 2013

Harvest is Done

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The wheat harvest has been completed.  Unfortunately, it is not us humans who did the harvesting. Only a small area of spelt remains ...
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Sunday, May 5, 2013

Slim Pickens

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As we approach our expected harvest, it appears we are not the only ones who find wheat an attractive crop. Our first day's planting...
Monday, April 29, 2013

Hoping to share the wheat

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The small control group, out in our Los Angeles backyard, is approaching maturity.  A big visual change has taken place over the last few we...
Sunday, April 21, 2013

3rd Week of April

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The seed heads are filling, but in many areas plants have not recovered or are very small.  True of all the plots we planted on our first da...
Saturday, April 13, 2013

Reporting Sheepishly

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Some of our wheat was reclining because a small gang of young sheep got loose and meandered into the field to have a look.  Not a lot of dam...
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Friday, April 5, 2013

Life in the Wheat Fields

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Progress continues, as the seed heads of more of our crops appear.  In our test plot, India-Jammu and Clear White are both blossoming. ...
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