Wheaten Reflections

The reflections below track our wheat crop across the year and explore humanity’s 10,000 year relationship with wheat. As the season progresses, our wheat provokes bigger themes, which are explored in the later reflections.

There are multiple perspectives here. Graphics are by Sara Mark, poetry by Diane Pacitti and science and other text by Deborah Colvin. To view, click on the thumbnail images below.

Black and white photo of a plowed field with trees in the background, overlaid with the text "Daily Bread" in red at the top and "Fallow" in white across the middle.
Close-up of a hand holding wheat grains with the text 'Daily Bread Scatter' overlaid.
Close-up of a sprouting seed with the text 'Daily Bread Germinate' over it.
Close-up of a green sprouting plant with the text 'DAILY BREAD SPRINGING' in orange and white over the image.
Growing green grass or crop seedlings emerging from dark soil with the words "Daily Bread Rising" overlaid.
Text overlay on a green grass background reading "Daily Bread Heaven & Earth" with dew drops on the grass blades.
A field of green wheat with overlaid text that reads "DAILY BREAD" in orange and "TILLERING" in white.
Text on background image that reads 'DAILY BREAD BREATH' with a textured brown bread or bread-like surface in the background.
Painting of William Blake with text 'Daily Bread Blake' overlaid
Black and white illustration with the words 'Daily Bread' in orange and 'Rogation' in white, over a background of a detailed drawing of a snake with a coiled body and a visible eye.
Close-up of a plant stem next to a ruler, with text overlay reading 'Daily Bread' in orange and 'Elongation' in white.
Close-up of corn plants in a field with overlaid text reading 'Daily Bread Expecting'.
Close-up of a pineapple plant with ripe pineapple fruit, flower buds, and leaves, with overlaid text reading 'Daily Bread Flowering'.
Green grass with wheat growing among it, with overlay of text 'DAILY BREAD' in orange and 'EXTRA-ORDINARY' in white.
A collage featuring artistic sketches of nude women, with text that reads "JAILY BREAD ADAMAH & EVE."
A black and white cat walking through tall green corn plants with overlaid text that reads 'DAILY BREAD' in orange and 'FIRST FRUITS' in white.
Two round loaves of bread dusted with flour, resting on a bed of oat grains, with text overlay reading 'Daily Bread Lammas'.
Hands holding dark soil with text overlay 'Daily Bread' in orange and 'Soil' in white.
People gathering on a paved street, setting up or organizing wheat stalks and bread in a basket, with text overlay that reads 'Daily Bread Community'.
A vibrant pink background with overlaying pattern of peach-colored bowties. The text reads 'DAILY BREAD' in uppercase orange-red letters and 'DIVERSITY' in bold white uppercase letters.
Text on blue background reading 'DAILY BREAD CONFORM & TRANSFORM' with decorative butterfly-like shapes and numbers 5 and 6 at the top.
Close-up of a grasshopper on wheat with overlaid text reading 'Daily Bread Famine' in orange and white.
Close-up image of a green leafy plant or vegetables with overlaid text reading "DAILY BREAD" in red and "HARVEST FIRE" in white.
A bundle of gathered wheat and a cloth bag lying on the ground with some green fabric, with text overlay reading "DAILY BREAD HARVEST HOME."
Close-up of dried sunflower seeds with text overlay that says 'Daily Bread Gleaning'.
Historical illustration of medieval workers harvesting crops with a castle in the background, overlaid with the text "Daily Bread: The Great Chain of Being."
An animated landscape painting illustrating a wheat field with mountains in the background, a yellow sun, and a person harvesting wheat, overlaid with text reading "DAILY BREAD HARVESTING ART."
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Close-up of green grass blades with overlay text that says "DAILY BREAD" in orange and "TO CREATE ONE GRASS BLADE" in white.
Close-up of dry wheat stalks against a blue sky, with text overlay saying 'Daily Bread Hexameron' in red and white font.
A table decorated with berries, pumpkins, dried leaves, and grains with the text "Daily Bread Radical Sabbath."

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