A Loaf Worth Waiting For

As an experiment, last year I sowed wheat on a small bit of ground I had, aprox 12m². It was a success but only 50% of the crop produced wheat. This was due to the close proximity of the crop in relationship to the hedge and trees - not enough sun and to competitive for the water. I had enough to make one loaf and do not regret the experience, I might do the same this year. This video charts the progress through the seasons.

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• bread
• loaf
• wholewheat
• wheat
• longstraw

[dcox01]

Damn that sandwich looked good. Great vid thanks.

[bygonetoni]

@dcox01

Thanks for the comment

[samugoro]

At 0:46 you are using some tool to break up the soil and loosen weed roots, it looks. What is this tool. Looks like you are pushing it into the soil, rather than pulling it. To me, it looks like a two-tined fork. I assume that you have made all your tools. Is this one an invention, or patterned after a "bygone" implement of the past?

[bygonetoni]

@samugoro It is called a Dutch Hoe or Push Hoe. I did not make it but i did make the handle from Ash. The only other tool I made in the video was the flails to thresh the wheat.

[samugoro]

Sorry for the non-stop comments, but what kind of wood are your fork and rake made of?

[bygonetoni]

@samugoro I did not use a fork but I did use two rakes and a hoe. The rakes were made of Ash as well as the handle for the hoe .

[Woodoak5962]

Thank you for a great film. Ive just spent two days making a shaving horse and pole lathe from old wood i had laying around. I now need to make some tools for the lathe and a draw knife. So its time to think of a makeshift forge. Ant im goint to make them all from old metal files and handles from the woods themselves. No pwer tools in sight.

[goldsmithexile]

LOL I love the story in Walter Rose's Good neighbours, where the old boy goes off to find work. He decides, against the pleas of his wife, to take his flail along, "just in case any one wants some grain beaten out" LOL he goes in a post office shop in a strabge town, and offers to demonsterate the flail when they enquire what it is, and he promptly smashes some crockery or something as he swung it.....

[mukwah1111]

Wow what an endeavour ! You worked so hard & did such a great job on your plot Determined & on task that is for sure! Your bread looks lovely and hearty. You must have really enjoyed the fruits of your labour. All the best !

[roninslam]

Absolutely amazing! U brought back memories of my grandfather in Portugal.