Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Grain by Grain: A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food is 10th and 11th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 10 |
SMOG Index | Grade 12 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 10 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
The estimated word count of Grain by Grain: A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food is 77,810 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 5 hrs 12 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 8 hrs 39 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs 53 mins.
Grain by Grain: A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food - 77,810 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 8 hrs 39 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 5 hrs 12 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 2 hrs 53 mins |
for Grain by Grain: A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food
"A compelling agricultural story skillfully told; environmentalists will eat it up." - Kirkus Reviews When Bob Quinn was a kid, a stranger at a county fair gave him a few kernels of an unusual grain. Little did he know, that grain would change his life. Years later, after finishing a PhD in plant biochemistry and returning to his family’s farm in Montana, Bob started experimenting with organic wheat. In the beginning, his concern wasn’t health or the environment; he just wanted to make a decent living and some chance encounters led him to organics. But as demand for organics grew, so too did Bob’s experiments. He discovered that through time-tested practices like cover cropping and crop rotation, he could produce successful yields—without pesticides. Regenerative organic farming allowed him to grow fruits and vegetables in cold, dry Montana, providing a source of local produce to families in his hometown. He even started producing his own renewable energy. And he learned that the grain he first tasted at the fair was actually a type of ancient wheat, one that was proven to lower inflammation rather than worsening it, as modern wheat does. Ultimately, Bob’s forays with organics turned into a multimillion dollar heirloom grain company, Kamut International. In Grain by Grain, Quinn and cowriter Liz Carlisle, author of Lentil Underground, show how his story can become the story of American agriculture. We don’t have to accept stagnating rural communities, degraded soil, or poor health. By following Bob’s example, we can grow a healthy future, grain by grain.