By CONNER HOVEST
Learning life skills is a basic premise of any 4-H program. The Breads of Harvest program teaches students a combination of teamwork, math, science and life skills along with the importance of agriculture in Hancock County.
Young people today have no knowledge of the process of making bread. They see it in their home and know that it was purchased at a local store.
Breads of Harvest has not been offered in local schools since 2012. In 2011, the program saw over 500 students and 110 volunteers. We are beyond excited to offer the program to more than 25 classrooms this fall. Most third graders in Hancock County have begun learning the basic skills for making bread.
This project will give youth the opportunity to explore the history of Hancock County settlers and the different grains they used in their daily diet. They will also make their own loaf of bread and gain a sense of accomplishment for completing what many people would consider a daunting task today.
The average person in 1847 ate about 1-pound of bread a day. The average loaf weighed five pounds. This is in comparison to a 1-pound loaf that might last up to a week in some households today.
The third graders compare the farming of today to the farming that the early Hancock County pioneers did. Today, hundreds of acres are planted, tended, harvested and processed in the same 40 hours it would have taken a pioneer to do 1 acre.
Students then get to observe different science experiments associated with bread making. In one experiment they learn about the gas that is produced from activated yeast. Yeast, warm water and sugar are combined in a water bottle and the students observe what happens when a balloon is attached to the top.
Finally, students have the opportunity to prepare their own loaf of bread. They work in pairs and combine flour, sugar, yeast, oil and water into a sealable gallon bag.
After all of the ingredients are added, the students work together to learn how to knead the bread. The students then have a loaf of bread to take home and bake for their families.
A variety of recipes are shared with the students. If you would like a copy and do not know a third grader in Hancock County, please contact the Ohio State University Extension Office so you too can enjoy a fun way to get back to the kitchen.
Hovest is a 4-H youth development program assistant for Ohio State University Extension. She can be reached at 419-422-3851 or via email at hovest.23@osu.edu
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