Wheat has a history of over 9,000 years and is one of the world’s most important food crops. It is believed to have originated in the Middle East and was one of the first plants to be cultivated during that time. Wheat cultivation resulted in great changes in the lives of the people in that area. They no longer had to wander across the land in search of food and were able to plant wheat seeds and grow wheat in designated locations. This resulted in the establishment of permanent settlements due to the abundant production of the wheat crop. Wheat became a staple food supply and was so plentiful that it was able to be shared with other lands. This sharing initiated trade between various cultures. By 4000 B.C., wheat farming became so popular it spread into Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Several new varieties of wheat were developed as selected kernels were passed down by farmers from one year’s crop to the next. By the year 2000, the world’s wheat production was recorded at about 21 billion bushels.
Wheat is a national food staple in many countries. Its per capita consumption in the United States surpasses that of any other single food staple. In the United States, it is also the main cereal grain used for export and domestic consumption. Various types of wheat are used for various purposes. Of the five major classes of wheat grown in the United States, hard red spring and hard red winter are the prevalent classes. It is the hard red winter grain that is sprouted for the production of wheatgrass.
Wheatgrass, like the parent wheat grain, has made, and is still currently making, changes in the lives of people.
In the words of Ann Wigmore, “Health is what one makes of it.” She goes on to say that it takes discipline and a mature attitude to rebuild failing health. In the words of Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Products, Inc., “You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”
So, what is the conclusion to this entire matter of growing, using, and selling wheatgrass? The conclusion is that wheatgrass, a simple gift of nature in the cereal grass family gramineae, has the power to significantly change your life, be it physical, mental, social, or economical. No wonder it is called “green gold.”