Our Wheat

Our 10 acres of 'edible' grain is planted mostly in hard Red Wheat which we purchased from the Virginia Seed Development program. We experimented in the winter of 2010 with planting hard White Wheat, Soft Red Wheat and Kamut. Unfortunately the winter was too wet and we had to bush hog the fields without much of a harvest. We did salvage some hard white wheat.

The wheat is planted in the fall and harvested by combine in late spring of the following year. The grain is cleaned using a Clipper Grain cleaner which uses a series of screen and blowers to clean and separate the grain. It is then stored in large tanks and topped with CO2 to preserve it. The grain is stored in a temperature controlled storage area.

While not certified organic we use not insecticides on the wheat or anywhere on the farm.

Our Hard Red Wheat is excellent for bread baking and other whole wheat baked goods. We sell at the Goochland and Powhatan Farmers markets as well as from our farm. Standard packages are 2 lb, 5 lb, 32 lb reusable bucket and a 40 lb re-sealable bag in a box. We will also grind up to 5 lbs for free if you do not have a grinder.

1-19 lbs $1.25/lb
20-79 lbs $.75/lb
80 lbs or greater $ .65/lb.

Wheat Nutrition

Component (per 100g portion)
Water 11g   Energy 1506kj   Protein 23g   Fat 10g
Carbohydrates 52g   Fiber 13g   Sugars 0.1g   Iron 6.3mg
Manganese 13.3mg   Calcium 39mg   Phosphorus 842mg   Potassium 892mg
Zinc 12.3mg   Panthothenic Acid 0.1mg   Vitamin B6 1.3mg   Folate 281μg
Thiamin 1.9mg   Riboflavin 0.5mg   Niacin 6.8mg      
Information obtained from Wikipedia
 

Wheat Recipes

The following recipes have been developed and/or tested by Lower Byrd Farm using our own Hard Red Wheat.

Wheat Berry Hummus Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on April 13, 2011
Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on October 14, 2010
Mushroom Wheat Berry Pilaf Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on October 14, 2010
Curry Wheat Berry Salad Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on July 16, 2010
100% Honey Whole Wheat Bread Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on July 7, 2010
100% Whole Wheat Blondies with Chocolate Chunks Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on July 3, 2010
Butter Brickle Biscotti Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on July 3, 2010
Wheat Berry Greek Salad Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on June 25, 2010
Whole Wheat Ginger Snaps Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on June 21, 2010
Basic Whole Wheat Pancakes Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on May 19, 2010
Wheat Berry Waldorf Salad Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on May 19, 2010
Wheat Berry Salad Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on May 18, 2010
Basic Whole Wheat Pancakes Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on May 18, 2010
Cinnamon Struesel Whole Wheat Coffee Cake Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on May 18, 2010
100% Whole Wheat Bread for Bread Machine Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on May 18, 2010
Wheat Berry Avocado Salad Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on May 18, 2010
Whole-Grain Brownies Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on May 11, 2010
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies 100% Whole Wheat Submitted by Lower Byrd Farm on May 9, 2010

If you would like to share your favorite wheat recipes please feel free to contact us.

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