Looking for wheat berries

[Guest guest]

My 7yo daughter wanted a grain mill for Christmas (no kidding, she was

inspired at Ingalls Wilder Days this fall and wouldn't let it

go), so we indulged her and bought the Family Grain Mill, hand-crank

style. The older kids (7 and 5) made the BEST whole-wheat bread. Now

I'm no dummy; there will be days when the kids are

distracted/uninterested in grinding, so I bought the adapter for my

KitchenAid mixer.

Anyway...I'm looking for a good, cheap source of wheat berries. I live

about a mile from Lakewinds Minnetonka, but I hear there might be

cheaper ways to get what I need...like directly from a grain elevator?

Or some other happy medium? I don't mind a drive if it would be

educational for the kiddos (as of 2 weeks ago, we have 4 ). Prefer

organic.

Thanks!

in Minnetonka

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Alvin! 25# to start, and definitely want organic if I have a

choice...let me know what the pricing would be. The best I can do at

Lakewinds (bulk order) is 93c/# for 25#.

Once I get milling and baking down, we're hoping to move on to maple

syrup this spring (lots of huge maple trees in our neighborhood, as

well as boxelders, which the guy at the nature center says puts out

good syrup too), and if we get the kids to agree to do most of the

work, our grandest project will be chickens! (We're allowed to have 6

on our property.) Wish us luck...I'm sure I'll have questions for you

all, so be warned.

in Minnetonka

> >

> > My 7yo daughter wanted a grain mill for Christmas (no kidding,

she was

> > inspired at Ingalls Wilder Days this fall and wouldn't let

it

> > go), so we indulged her and bought the Family Grain Mill, hand-

crank

> > style. The older kids (7 and 5) made the BEST whole-wheat bread.

Now

> > I'm no dummy; there will be days when the kids are

> > distracted/uninterested in grinding, so I bought the adapter for

my

> > KitchenAid mixer.

> >

> > Anyway...I'm looking for a good, cheap source of wheat berries. I

live

> > about a mile from Lakewinds Minnetonka, but I hear there might be

> > cheaper ways to get what I need...like directly from a grain

elevator?

> > Or some other happy medium? I don't mind a drive if it would be

> > educational for the kiddos (as of 2 weeks ago, we have 4 ).

Prefer

> > organic.

> >

> > Thanks!

> > in Minnetonka

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Do you get milk from Mom's? I get my hard wheat berries from them for

making bread. I have not bought any in a while, but a few months ago the

berries were $10 for 50#. They are organic berries and they sprout. I can

not remember where they get them from.

Just a note in case you do not realize it, you will need soft wheat berries

for cookies, muffins etc. You can use hard wheat berries, but the result

will be a very dense baked good. You can not use soft wheat berries for

bread. The protein content is not high enough and for some reason that

means the yeast does not work.

Carol F