Dang I'm impressed!
I grow, dehydrate,grind some of my own seasonings.
But not to that scale.
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I grow, dehydrate,grind some of my own seasonings.
But not to that scale.
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Kansas probably produces more hay than New Mexico.
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My challenge with storing spices is keeping track of it. I have small spice jars in the kitchen, a bunch of larger containers (Tony's) and others in quart jars. I find storing and tracking spices a challenge. Even spice racks have been a life long challenge for me.
Wheat and a grinder stashed for long term.
I just paid $3/bale for mouldy hay to compost. If I wanted the good stuff to feed a horse it was $18/bale. Alfalfa was even higher but the didn't have any.
We keep the small spice jars in the kitchen. A couple of shoe boxes hold the refill bags with cardboard dividers and the oldest of each forward in the stack.
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2 deer
Vegetables
4 chicken
20 pounds of fresh fish
Boston butt(cooked)
That the freezer, also 2 refig full.
In dry goods 10 pound rice
6 pound dry beans/peas
Can beans
Barley 1 pound
quinoa 2 pounds
steel cut oats 2 pounds
100 pounds of salt & spices, pepper,basil..............
Some fresh vegetables
bread & rolls
Fruit cake & banana bread
Some hard cheese & dry nuts
Hard candy
Vegetables
4 chicken
20 pounds of fresh fish
Boston butt(cooked)
That the freezer, also 2 refig full.
In dry goods 10 pound rice
6 pound dry beans/peas
Can beans
Barley 1 pound
quinoa 2 pounds
steel cut oats 2 pounds
100 pounds of salt & spices, pepper,basil..............
Some fresh vegetables
bread & rolls
Fruit cake & banana bread
Some hard cheese & dry nuts
Hard candy
They are $8 down here. It will go up to $9 for winter soon.
Hay is a big crop here but they have to cover the cost of pumping water.
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I'd say the fall of an empire,but hope I'm wrong.
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I hope the wages are good up there.
I have a Country Living mill here that we use weekly and a victorio mill as a back up that is currently packed up at the mtn place.
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The Victorio mill is a nice, but small mill. It will certainly work when the electricity is off.
I like it. Especially since I got it for free. Emergency essentials(I think) had a promotion, buy 2 buckets of wheat and get a free mill. A couple of years later they did it again so I kept the new one that had an optional motor and gave the old one away. Then I bought the motor to go with the new one.
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Great idea to get the motor. We know that for centuries, people didn't have or use motors, but it makes everything easier. If we end up with limited power or no power, the crank will be a great option.
I bought the motor for the country living mill too. SO much faster and easier.
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I think the Country Living Mill is the one that I used to see at the LDS Bishop's Storehouse.
When it comes to the longevity of the stone on my Retsel, I wish I had a couple spare stones. I have no idea what the life is of something like that. I would think the motor would go first, but it is well made. The cord may have to be replaced first.
When I bought mine the Country Living Mill had the best reviews. I should get a motor. A hand crank is required bur a motor is a real luxury.
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It would depend on the cost.
Imagine if you were to grind wheat almost daily to be able to make bread. If we were to be limited to our stuff in our food storage, I could see anyone who has wheat to have it be the last thing left after we have eaten everything else--canned goods, dehydrated foods, packages and boxes of processed food to be cooked, peanut butter, pasta, oatmeal...
The country living is right below the diamont but theres no way I'm going to talk hubby$$$$$ into one of those.
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My antique grinder is like the Diamont, only red. It is an antique and it has been used. I wonder how to check the stone to see how worn it is? I will have to look at it.
I probably didn't express myself well. What I meant was that a hand grinder would work in all situations but an electric would require electricity. I wouldn't want to be cranking wheat either.
If you attach your grinder to a counter or stand you can connect it to a treadle or bicycle peddles to make manual grinding easier.
I used to be able to easily grind 5 pounds of flour from hard red winter wheat using a hand crank. I can't do that any more and have found the pedals to be great.
Don't get me wrong, it's still work but it is easier. An electric motor is a luxury I have not added yet. It may come to that in the future but that is then.
I used to be able to easily grind 5 pounds of flour from hard red winter wheat using a hand crank. I can't do that any more and have found the pedals to be great.
Don't get me wrong, it's still work but it is easier. An electric motor is a luxury I have not added yet. It may come to that in the future but that is then.
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For long term storage, this video came out today about storing rice in a 5 gallon bucket:
