Maria and I just returned from a conference on Jewish nature education. One of the most exciting sessions at the conference was making flour from wheat. The wheat had been harvested on the Kayam farm and our first task was to thresh the wheat(remove the wheat berries the stalks.) Then, we were taught various ways to winnow(separate the wheat grains from the husks) the wheat. The final step was to grind the wheat. We could use a mortar and pestle, a special grinder or for those who preferred modern conveniences we used an electric coffee bean grinder. After 10 adults worked for 40 minutes, there was probably enough flour to make a very,very,mini challah! The hands on experience was a powerful lesson and it will be used in our classroom!
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