We put together some side by side comparisons of various bread machines. Bread Links Send This Page To A Friend aking flour from the ground up can be a rewarding and educational experience. Following time honored traditions of sowing, reaping, milling, etc, can give you a sense of history and help you realize what our ancestors had to go through just to make a loaf of bread. To begin, find a nice backyard plot and choose the type of wheat you wish to plant. In the United States two varieties are commonly grown, white and red.
Red wheat is more common.
Also, consider the advantages of growing winter wheat as opposed to spring variety. It is the preferred variety because it tends to be more nutritious than spring wheat, protects the soil in the winter and has less competition from the weeds in the spring. Try to plant early enough to get a good root system growing before winter dormancy sets in, but not so early that flies and pests become a problem. Spring wheat is planted in early spring and is most commonly found in the northern reaches of the country where the intensely cold winters create problems for winter wheat. Finding a source for seeds can be a problem.