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helwenWe got the grain mill because we wanted to have as fresh flour as possible, but our grain mill is also good for grinding other things like flax seed. Like most seeds, flax stores for longer as a seed than ground -- plus, once you've made the investment in a mill, the food stuffs you put through it are generally less expensive than if you paid someone else to grind it. So, this morning ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fitzw used our grain mill to make ground flax to add to breakfast (oatmeal w/cinnamon, soymilk, and sliced almonds).
Flax has all kinds of good stuff in it - fiber, lignins (good source!), Carotene, Vitamins B1, B2, C, and E, and then there's the Omegas. Good against heart disease, cancer, etc (as preventative). For more info on flax, go here. One new thing I learned at this page is that flax oil doesn't have the lignins.
You can add ground flax to oatmeal, yogurt, muffins, whatever. You can eat the seeds, but I've read it's a bit of a chewing exercise....
I'm also thankful for the bugout kits, because since our stuff is in boxes all over the farm, finding some things is taking a while. Because we made up the bugout kits earlier this year, we had good sleeping bags for while we were in transition between the two places, we have first aid kits available (the hydrocortisone has been my friend the past few days), and emergency winter clothing if I haven't found our winter clothing by the time we need it.
And then there's online bulk food sources. If you can afford it, ordering in bulk is often less expensive than going to the store. Plus, some places provide better quality storage containers than at regular stores. So, I've put in an order for the hard white wheat (grain) from Walton Feed in Idaho, which is chemical free, as well as rolled oats, kidney beans, and a few other odds and ends. Also going to try out their O2 remover packets, which help your stored foods last longer. Dry ice is less expensive, but the math was starting to make my head hurt... I'll try that when I have someone experienced to help me out with it. I did try to find a wheat source nearer to me than Idaho, but the places in Vermont and Maine have it already ground into flour.
Walton Feed has dehydrated foods, dry goods, containers, and organic foods. They also have some interesting info there, although I have to say their web site layout isn't quite what I'm used to, but they have a Sitemap link at the top of the home page, which lists everything on the site. They have some good info there on old-timer stuff too.
They have some weird stuff there too, like powdered butter and cheese... but I guess if you're on a long bivouac or don't have a fridge or decent cooler/root cellar, these would be useful things to have. Oh, and powder eggs too (ick). I seem to recall a lot of these were used during WWII and other wars. It makes sense not only for extended shelf life, but also powdered and dehydrated foods take less space and weigh less. Still... well, we each have our limits. I can stand the idea of dehydrated onions, but broccoli? I suppose as long as you're adding it to a casserole or something like that...
For bulk soybeans, here's a good site: Laura's Beans in Iowa. And then there's Barry Farm in Ohio, which has a bunch of other stuff, including a lot of spices.
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We're socked in with fog again this morning, and there's a 70+% chance of rain today. I did manage to get some more plants into the ground yesterday, with help fromfitzw. Also, the garden shed is now closer to the truck garden (was down by the barn). Should be able to stick the blueberry and current pots into the ground today. I'm leaving those in their pots until next year because I don't think they're going to stay in the currently available area. Next spring we'll have more time and options available.
fitzw used our grain mill to make ground flax to add to breakfast (oatmeal w/cinnamon, soymilk, and sliced almonds). Flax has all kinds of good stuff in it - fiber, lignins (good source!), Carotene, Vitamins B1, B2, C, and E, and then there's the Omegas. Good against heart disease, cancer, etc (as preventative). For more info on flax, go here. One new thing I learned at this page is that flax oil doesn't have the lignins.
You can add ground flax to oatmeal, yogurt, muffins, whatever. You can eat the seeds, but I've read it's a bit of a chewing exercise....
I'm also thankful for the bugout kits, because since our stuff is in boxes all over the farm, finding some things is taking a while. Because we made up the bugout kits earlier this year, we had good sleeping bags for while we were in transition between the two places, we have first aid kits available (the hydrocortisone has been my friend the past few days), and emergency winter clothing if I haven't found our winter clothing by the time we need it.
And then there's online bulk food sources. If you can afford it, ordering in bulk is often less expensive than going to the store. Plus, some places provide better quality storage containers than at regular stores. So, I've put in an order for the hard white wheat (grain) from Walton Feed in Idaho, which is chemical free, as well as rolled oats, kidney beans, and a few other odds and ends. Also going to try out their O2 remover packets, which help your stored foods last longer. Dry ice is less expensive, but the math was starting to make my head hurt... I'll try that when I have someone experienced to help me out with it. I did try to find a wheat source nearer to me than Idaho, but the places in Vermont and Maine have it already ground into flour.
Walton Feed has dehydrated foods, dry goods, containers, and organic foods. They also have some interesting info there, although I have to say their web site layout isn't quite what I'm used to, but they have a Sitemap link at the top of the home page, which lists everything on the site. They have some good info there on old-timer stuff too.
They have some weird stuff there too, like powdered butter and cheese... but I guess if you're on a long bivouac or don't have a fridge or decent cooler/root cellar, these would be useful things to have. Oh, and powder eggs too (ick). I seem to recall a lot of these were used during WWII and other wars. It makes sense not only for extended shelf life, but also powdered and dehydrated foods take less space and weigh less. Still... well, we each have our limits. I can stand the idea of dehydrated onions, but broccoli? I suppose as long as you're adding it to a casserole or something like that...
For bulk soybeans, here's a good site: Laura's Beans in Iowa. And then there's Barry Farm in Ohio, which has a bunch of other stuff, including a lot of spices.
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We're socked in with fog again this morning, and there's a 70+% chance of rain today. I did manage to get some more plants into the ground yesterday, with help from
fitzw. Also, the garden shed is now closer to the truck garden (was down by the barn). Should be able to stick the blueberry and current pots into the ground today. I'm leaving those in their pots until next year because I don't think they're going to stay in the currently available area. Next spring we'll have more time and options available.
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