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  1. Farming, Gardening & Homesteading
    They are intentionally spraying wheat fields with crop-killing chemicals and claiming insurance payouts more than normal, betting the grain is not worth harvesting, Reuters found on a three-day tour of the state. Other growers are turning over dismal-looking fields to cattle for grazing...
  2. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    (1082) IT HAS BEGUN. THEY ARE HUNTING THE RICH. FOOD RIOTS ACROSS OUR WORLD HAVE STARTED - YouTube Hundreds protest in crisis-hit Sri Lanka as IMF talks loom (nbcnews.com) Can't tell if it is really bad in Sri Lanka or just a photo op? If they are hungry...why burn the bread? Yes, this...
  3. Food and water
    News said 1/3 of world's wheat is off the market with Russia and Ukraine. Then they said India is banning wheat exports. I don't know if that affects the USA at all. But, what should we plan for with wheat? Specifically, for me it is whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour and some pancake mix...
  4. Farming, Gardening & Homesteading
    East African Grain ‘Teff’ Grows in Popularity in US (voanews.com) In recent years, more farmers are reacting to the growing demand for foods that do not have gluten in them by planting teff. Land committed to teff production “has exploded” in recent years, reports the University of...
  5. Edible & Non-Edible Plants
    Flour From Common Grass Seeds (See full blog post with pictures here) Some of you may know, that all grass seed is edible. Some may be bitter and require leaching in water over night and there are many that barely have the calories to justify the caloric expenditure of processing. Still...
  6. Off Topic Lounge
    In an apocalyptic grid-down situation affecting the entire country a la "One Second After" would trains be a realistic source of supplies and material? I live in Southern Indiana and in my town I see trains go by with Corn, Wheat, Cattle, Hogs, Coal etc. I have no idea how practical it would...
  7. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    I couldn't find an all-inclusive discussion on this forum (and I hope this is the correct location for the topic) reguarding wheat berries. Tastythreads’ thread, What's a good price to pay for wheat berries? got me thinking more about wheat berries. So, I started some research on the questions...
  8. Farming, Gardening & Homesteading
    Modern wheat a "perfect, chronic poison," doctor says Dr. William Davis research into modern wheat is definitely an eye opener.
  9. Food and water
    I Store a five year supply of normal canned foods off the grocery store shelves for my family of four now that my oldest two are on their own,such as beans,corn and just about any other vegetable you can think of plus meals like beef stew, chicken and dumplings,red beans and rice and the list...
  10. Wilderness Survival, Hiking and Camping Forum
    It seems like preparadness types are nuts over rice & beans, and for good reason. I guess two foods together are pretty nutritous, and both store well and are pretty lightweight when dehydrated. Wheat is also pretty popular for a lot of the same reasons, and it has an effectively unlimited...
  11. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    I called my local feed store and I asked if they have wheat. They have it for 12.95 for 50 pounds. He said there was nothing added to the wheat and they picked it themselves. He told me it was wheat seed and can be used for animal feed too. I am wondering would the wheat seed be the same as the...
  12. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    The price of corn went up 6% yesterday. That is the most it is permitted to rise in a single day. Wheat jumped 8%. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20111012/BUSINESS/310120024/-1/gallery_array/Corn-jumps-ahead-crop-report
  13. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Next and Last Question for Today.... What are the advantages to getting bulk wheat versus getting bulk flour to store? I plan on the Mylar Bag / O2 absorbers and 5 Gallon Bucket method. I don't have a grinder/mill....yet.... If I get the grain, I have to grind everytime I want flour...
  14. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Picked up a couple of these 45# hard white wheat pails at Costco for $36 each with free shipping. They run $53 plus shipping on the Augason site: http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11646070 If you don't have a costco membership you can still check out as a guest and they will add...
  15. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Hey everyone, the wheat carried by WalMart is from Wheat Montana. They have a stocked store list on their website! http://www.wheatmontana.com/pdf/Wal-MartStoreswithPrairieGoldWheat.pdf http://www.wheatmontana.com/pdf/Wal-MartStoreswithBronzeChiefWheat.pdf The stores listed should be the same...
  16. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Let's suppose I had a years worth of flour all vacuum sealed with o2 absorbers, how would that compare to the same with bags of wheat grain?
  17. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    I have noticed a lot of the year supply packages of survival food has wheat in it. What is the purpose of unground wheat? Are people getting it that way & then grinding it for flour?
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