AWESOME video on a much tabooed grain in certain health guru circles! Many 'thank yous ' to the Zimmerman family, Hayden Flour Mills and PARAGRAPHIC for doing this video! Cheers...
Very pleased to hear about this. So important to have localised types of grain and other crops...the industrialization of food protection has forgotten to work with, rather than against, nature
I’m curious about the water usage situation for Hayden. Many farmers in Utah and Arizona are in a fairly untenable situation because so many folks are forced to grow crops that aren’t meant to be grown in desert environments just to provide for their families. Alfalfa is the common culprit here, and consumes something like 80% of the water in our states, and I’d be interested to hear if ancient grains are a better alternative or if they carry the same downsides.
Sonoran White Wheat is an ancient grain that grew wild in the desert southwest. So naturally drought and heat tolerant. I believe it was one of the first flours used to make tortillas. We're planting Sonoran White Wheat, Turkey Red wheat, Egyptian Kamut and Sangaste Rye here in NM
@@indica_dogo868 would be huge if desert friendly crops were lucrative enough to be a viable replacement for farmers in Arizona and Utah. That would make a transition plan a lot more possible.
Not to rock the boat, and I'm not a fan of alfalfa crops (I don't eat much alfalfa)...but are you stating a fact or an opinion with regard to the 80% claim? If alfalfa crops were to immediately stop, do you believe we see an 80% increase in the region's water supply?
@@JohnLeggio alfalfa isn’t a crop for humans. It’s a crop for cows. If you eat cows, you’re indirectly eating alfalfa. That’s the reason it’s such a lucrative crop, because of our appetite for beef. Obviously replacing alfalfa with another crop wouldn’t decrease water usage by 80%. All crops need water. However, some crops are vastly more desert tolerant than others. Alfalfa is water hungry and is choking Utah and Arizona dry.
the modern wheat variety has to much gluten, and it is heavily sprayed with round up, even just before harvest. This will kill our gut biome and cause health problems that way also. We need this ancient and heritage grains back, i would love to eat bread again once in a while.
The wheat they grew in Kansas was Turkey Red and the modern wheat we grow in Kansas that is descended from it does not have any more gluten in it than its older counterpart. Canada is the only place I know that sprays their wheat. So don’t buy Canadian wheat if you are worried about that.
It all depends from whom you buy. There are several farmers who are now growing certified organic grains, in lots of varieties. I buy organic and mill the grains myself right before I bake. That way I get all the bran and the germ in my bread.
I’ve grown the Sonora white wheat in northern mn, as a spring wheat, it needs a dry climate, due to several types of stem and leaf rust. Again context a principle of regenerative agriculture production
It doesn't really delve deep into the downside and upside. Like yields, water usage, crop rotation needed, nutrient profile, pesticide usage, flavour, how it's different in baking, seed costs, seed collection by hand or machine, if it's better or worse for pollinators and so on, could have been more explored with figures and just more information...
AWESOME video on a much tabooed grain in certain health guru circles! Many 'thank yous ' to the Zimmerman family, Hayden Flour Mills and PARAGRAPHIC for doing this video! Cheers...
Very pleased to hear about this. So important to have localised types of grain and other crops...the industrialization of food protection has forgotten to work with, rather than against, nature
trying to save the world from chaos that's on its way
great approach
keep it up team paragraphic
Another great video team. Welcome to the family!!
I’m curious about the water usage situation for Hayden. Many farmers in Utah and Arizona are in a fairly untenable situation because so many folks are forced to grow crops that aren’t meant to be grown in desert environments just to provide for their families. Alfalfa is the common culprit here, and consumes something like 80% of the water in our states, and I’d be interested to hear if ancient grains are a better alternative or if they carry the same downsides.
I would assume the Sryian/ Iraqi variety is better for our climate in AZ. Alfalfa is definitely a water hog though
Sonoran White Wheat is an ancient grain that grew wild in the desert southwest. So naturally drought and heat tolerant.
I believe it was one of the first flours used to make tortillas.
We're planting Sonoran White Wheat, Turkey Red wheat, Egyptian Kamut and Sangaste Rye here in NM
@@indica_dogo868 would be huge if desert friendly crops were lucrative enough to be a viable replacement for farmers in Arizona and Utah. That would make a transition plan a lot more possible.
Not to rock the boat, and I'm not a fan of alfalfa crops (I don't eat much alfalfa)...but are you stating a fact or an opinion with regard to the 80% claim? If alfalfa crops were to immediately stop, do you believe we see an 80% increase in the region's water supply?
@@JohnLeggio alfalfa isn’t a crop for humans. It’s a crop for cows. If you eat cows, you’re indirectly eating alfalfa. That’s the reason it’s such a lucrative crop, because of our appetite for beef.
Obviously replacing alfalfa with another crop wouldn’t decrease water usage by 80%. All crops need water. However, some crops are vastly more desert tolerant than others. Alfalfa is water hungry and is choking Utah and Arizona dry.
Amazing. Thank you. I have discovered kamut which i use for my sourdough along with spelt and rye. I would love to grow my own. Keep on keeping on. 😊
I absolutely love this! looking forward to picking some up for our baking operation and getting involved somehow!! keep up the strong work!!
the modern wheat variety has to much gluten, and it is heavily sprayed with round up, even just before harvest. This will kill our gut biome and cause health problems that way also. We need this ancient and heritage grains back, i would love to eat bread again once in a while.
The wheat they grew in Kansas was Turkey Red and the modern wheat we grow in Kansas that is descended from it does not have any more gluten in it than its older counterpart. Canada is the only place I know that sprays their wheat. So don’t buy Canadian wheat if you are worried about that.
I didn't know there is Roundup ready wheat on the market.
It all depends from whom you buy. There are several farmers who are now growing certified organic grains, in lots of varieties. I buy organic and mill the grains myself right before I bake. That way I get all the bran and the germ in my bread.
Even organic wheat is hybridised. Thats the issue.@@susiet2150
As always, fantastic episode!❤
I’ve grown the Sonora white wheat in northern mn, as a spring wheat, it needs a dry climate, due to several types of stem and leaf rust. Again context a principle of regenerative agriculture production
Fascinating, exciting - the way to go! Thank you!
It doesn't really delve deep into the downside and upside. Like yields, water usage, crop rotation needed, nutrient profile, pesticide usage, flavour, how it's different in baking, seed costs, seed collection by hand or machine, if it's better or worse for pollinators and so on, could have been more explored with figures and just more information...
Love it, keep up the great work ♥ I'm going to spread the word and buy some to make some bread :)
I love this video, what an interesting thing.
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Good job.
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Thank you!!!
If we buy whole wheat berries, can we plant some of those to grow our own? We are Zone 6 where I live. Will wheat grow here?
This is red wheat smuggled from Türkiye, from Anatolia, to America...
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I would like to watch this but I can't deal with your so-called music that is in the background.
Check out our 2nd channel @paragraphicorigins for extended edits and no music 😁
@@PARAGRAPHIC thanks!
sorry but potatoes and tomatoes originated in the americas
That’s what he said- we got wheat from Europe- ans Europe got tomatoes, corn, potatoes from the Americas. He said it was a good exchange;)