The flour begins with wheat. And wheat? Begins with the land.
That is why, although we are a baking company focused on helping to bake you Best bread and improve your cakeWe are also focused on soil health. While Annie Rowell, King Arthur's environmental manager, says, “It is important to equate your love for baking with a love of the earth.” That's why.
What do we mean by “Earth's health”?
The National Resource Conservation Service, founded by Franklin Roosevelt in response to destruction and loss of soil in dust of dust, states that “soil health is defined as the constant capacity of the soil to function as a vital ecosystem that holds plants, animals and humans”.
More specifically, this includes: many organic materials available; seized carbon; and high humidity and mineral retention. It means rich, hearty soil that will not flow, creating a flowering layer of the upper surface with sufficient nutrients that crops can grow with less interference.
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Why does soil health matter – especially for bakeries?
Healthy soil is the foundation of strong, elastic crops – including the wheat that becomes our flour. But the upper surface, where 95% of our food grows, is disappearing faster than it can be rebuilt, making agriculture more challenging, especially as weather patterns become more extreme.
To address this urgent problem and to support the farmers we work with, we are committed Grains for good: 100% of our flour available in grocery stores will come from grown wheat using regenerative practices – The methods of agriculture that build healthy lands, support ecosystems and strengthen agricultural communities. These include access such as harvesting the cover, the rotation of the harvest, the reduction of chemical use and the minimization of soil disturbance (also known as agriculture without up).
Much of Farmers we work with have used these access For decades, seeing benefits as the healthiest soil, the strongest crops and the greater resistance to droughtAnd we are supporting them in continuing this necessary work. We are also working together with land experts nationwide, including the Institute of Land Health and the State University of Kansa, to advance land education and specific solutions of the region. As Annie puts it: “Healthy soils mean that farmers can continue to grow high quality wheat for our flour and our bakers.”
It also notes that improving soil health is a complex balanced action between product quality, environmental sustainability and economic impact on the farm and agricultural community – one with great differences depending on where wheat is growing, from North Dakota to Texas Panhandle.
How to support soil health on your baking
Easy: Bake with planet -friendly flour! We are working towards incorporating regenerating wheat throughout our flour – that is, every bag is a way to bake for a better planet – and in addition, here are some specific flour with unique soil health benefits.
Golden: Wheat in this flour has been grown by farmers who use regenerative practices, allowing them to less, reduce fertilizers and chemical use, and improve soil health to help resisting extreme weather events.
Adult regenerative climate mixed with flour: This flour is an innovative mixture of whole wheat of unique varieties of grown wheat using regenerative practices that improve soil health; Not only is the wheat being educated to be more resilient, but it is also cultivated in a friendly way with the plans.
Flour: Organic farming is built on healthy soil because all the nutrients needed, such as nitrogen, should come from the natural ecosystem than chemical fertilizers.
flour: A unique culture, buckwheat supports the healthiest soil by “unlocking” the phosphorus, releasing it for other crops (such as wheat, which needs many phosphorus) to make it available without the need for chemical fertilizers.
flour: Rye has almost magical ability to improve soil health. It has the oppressive properties of weeds, so there is less need to use herbicides. It also has a wide root system, which is why it is so good in getting water; It can grow well on dry soils and help prevent erosion.
Learn more about Grains for good And how we are working towards incorporating regenerating wheat throughout our flour – that is, every bag is a way to bake for a better planet.
Photo covered by Scott Slusher.
