Many homemakers are returning to the basics and providing their family with natural products made at home. Families are making their own butter and cheese, growing vegetables, and making natural cleaners. If you want to add to this and have fresh ground flour for baking and cooking, you can grind your own wheat. The good news is that you don’t need massive muscles; there are many ways to grind wheat berries without over-exerting yourself. Why Grind Your Own Wheat? There are many good reasons for grinding your own wheat. First, it is more nutritious. Whole
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In the past, my emergency food storage consisted of several hundred pounds of wheat and rice, along with other staples, canned goods, and oils. Then I had to live on it for several months. I discovered that, among other things, storing only wheat and rice as staple grains posed a few problems. First, wheat is a fairly harsh grain and many people have allergies to it, a fact I didn’t realize until we were eating whole-wheat bread several times per day. Additionally, a diet consisting of mostly wheat quickly becomes monotonous. As an adult, I
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Genetically modified, or GM foods, are foods from crops that have been subjected to some type of genetic engineering. This means that there has been some kind of change to the DNA in the cells of the plant. Being able to modify the DNA of an organism allows scientists and food manufacturers to make very precise changes to the plant. The purpose may be to change the ripening time of a fruit, to engineer in resistance to a disease or pest, to produce more nutrients, or to speed up the growing time. All of these
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If you’re serious about being self sufficient, then a grain mill is probably on your list of must-buy purchases. With a grain mill, you can grind your own flour from wheat, corn, rice, or other grains at a fraction of the cost of purchasing commercially ground flour. But how do you know which one to buy? Read on to learn about your options and how to compare units. What Factors Should I Consider When Choosing A Grain Mill? Before you buy a grain mill, think about why you’re buying one and what you hope to
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For general prepping, information abounds as to what foods to set aside for emergency situations and meal preparation when living off the grid. For the person with gluten or wheat issues, however, the selection of foods is often drastically narrowed. This is especially true with many commercially produced mixes and kits. Until the day that one or more of the prepping companies decides to cater to the gluten-free crowd, those who wish to avoid gluten must do their research and read every label.  What Is Gluten And Why Avoid It? Gluten is the component of
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For those of us who have been diligently stocking up on wheat in our food storage, we may soon be facing the question—what in the world do we do with all of this wheat? Now, obviously, the most common use of this grain is as flour to make a multitude of breads, pastas, and pastries.
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Wheat is one of those ubiquitous foods that allow for so much variety, and packs an amazingly hefty protein and calorie punch too. Unless you need to find a gluten-free alternative (in which case you might want to think about tapioca), wheat will probably be a mainstay of your prepping plans. You can cook it
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