MOUNT PLEASANT â Last March, Charlie Tennessen, owner of Anarchy Acres, a small farm in the backyard of his home in Mount Pleasant, set out to find the perfect wheat for the perfect pan of pizza.
But thereâs a catch. Tennessen didnât want to grow any âsuperwheat.â He turned to the small grains archive at the United States Department of Agriculture and planted wheat that stood the test of time.
âThey make new wheats today all the time, but if I were to grow one of those wheats, itâs had five years maximum of practice,â Tennessen, 54, said. âIt hasnât seen droughts, hasnât seen rainy years, super cold years.â