ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book briefs on number of instances of the way wheat is conflated with nature in being presented as obviously wheaty food: bread, cereals, biscuits and so on. The measurement of wheat quality starts when a farmer stands in the paddock and grabs a handful of the crop, and continues when the first truckload goes to the receival point. This process starts by focusing on the materiality of the plant, or more specifically the levels of protein and moisture in the grain. But along the way it draws in a much wider constellation; the paper trail, the system of accountability, the notion of standards in food labelling, the certification of organics. These are all crucial and undervalued intermediaries in the system. Because we cannot all grow our own food, we have to be able to trust our systems.
