Celebrating the first wheat harvest...

What is Lammas?

In our modern world, it's often easy to forget the trials and tribulations our ancestors had to endure. For us, if we need a loaf of bread, we simply drive over to the local grocery store and buy a few bags of prepackaged bread. If we run out, it's no big deal, we just go and get more. When our ancestors lived, hundreds and thousands of years ago, the harvesting and processing of grain was crucial. If crops were left in the fields too long, or the bread not baked in time, families could starve. Taking care of one's crops meant the difference between life and death.




By celebrating Lammas as a harvest holiday, we honor our ancestors and the hard work they must have had to do in order to survive. This is a good time to give thanks for the abundance we have in our lives, and to be grateful for the food on our tables. Lammas is a time of transformation, of rebirth and new beginnings.
 
  (These words were borrowed from: Lammas History: Welcoming the Harvest


                                  By Patti Wigington, About.com Guide)

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Today to celebrate the history and importance of wheat we baked some whole wheat bread. Evan, Eliot, Lyn , and Annika each helped and made their own small loaf. I also checked out some bread books to learn about the history of where wheat came from. I am actually not eating wheat right now and I am trying to stay away from grains all together in order to loose weight. I am also trying to determine if some of Annika and Evan's health problems might be related to their wheat so I am trying to eliminate wheat from their diet. But wheat has a huge cultural importance to the world we live in. We learned where wheat came from and all of the different kinds of breads that are made from wheat.