From soil to our plates

Every curious child, including me, must have at least once thought of how we get the food and from where it comes? I always used to ask about this One day I and my family were passing through a grain market and I asked my mother, why there were so many big vehicles.

 Then I came to know that those vehicles are used to bring wheat and other grains to the market for being sold.

Soon later, I  got to know the whole process in making of just one Chapati which includes a lot of steps. From the very beginning to our kitchens.

First, the field where the crop is to be grown is prepared followed by the seeds are sown with utmost care. 

And then, the crops are watered and taken care of the same regularly, which is a difficult task. It has to be protected from pests, insects, storms, heavy rains, etc. 

when the crops are ripened, the harvesting begins. The harvesting is celebrated as a festival of Baisakhi in Punjab and Northern India. Baisakhi is considered as the commencement of the harvesting season.

After harvesting, the grains are cleaned and brought to market for sale. 

It doesn’t just end here. To make wheat flour, there is a whole lot of processes, which include cleaning and washing the grains, drying, and grinding. 

Then we get the flour that we use to make Chapatis. How fascinating it is that the simple flour has a lot of hard work behind it. All this hard work just tells us how important even a grain is and it should not be wasted. So, for future, lets save and not waste food!