A Claas combine fills its internal tank with 7500 litres of grain before discharging it into a grain skip. The grain is organic einkorn wheat that is

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A Claas combine fills its internal tank with 7500 litres of grain before discharging it into a grain skip. The grain is organic einkorn wheat that is now very restricted but it is re-gaining popularity, particularly in the South of France, where this ancient variety has always been grown as it thrives on poor soils. The seed head is very small and the grains are not easy to detach from the husk - the lemma and palea. It has higher protein than modern wheats as well as higher levels of phosphorous, potassium, fat, beta-carotene and pyridoxine. It is often grown as a single year crop in rotation with lavendin. A loaf of einkorn wheat has a premium price. Provence, France.

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