mobile mill in-school field trip
a custom-built Mobile stone mill that travels
to schools for hands-on education
Seeing grain flow through the mill and transform into fresh flour draws a tangible connection between a stalk of wheat and a loaf of bread. As a farmer and miller for the day, students explore the journey that our locally grown wheat takes from a seed at planting, to becoming nutritious and delicious whole grain stone-milled flour.
As whole wheat is served in schools, supplying experiential education to support the student's understanding is crucial in learning how to make life-long healthy whole grain choices.
With a bilingual curriculum tailored to grade, students learn about planting, harvesting, threshing, winnowing and milling, with or without a school garden.
what you will learn
The hands-on study of the life-cycle of wheat from planting a seed to tending the field, and finally how to harvest, thresh, winnow and mill grain into flour
The structure and anatomy of a wheat plant
The health and nutritional difference of our stone-milled 100% whole wheat flour and the common all-purpose white flour and even whole wheat flour industrially produced and sold at grocery stores
The benefits of sustainable and regenerative farming practices that Honoré employs and how growing heirloom grain conserves water, improves soil fertility and sequesters carbon
Why biodiversity of wheat varieties is important as the planet warms due to climate change
How a stone mill works through the hands-on operation of a working stone mill
The intriguing story of Hourani wheat derived from seeds that were buried at the Masada Fortress in 73 CE to protect it from Roman siege, and discovered by archaeologists in the 1960s deep within the Fortress, stored in earthen jars, as well as other wheat varieties from other parts of the world
more about the mill
In November 2016 we launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring our vision of a mobile stone mill to life
Our architects, Kuth Ranieri, describe the process of designing the mobile mill