I got a response from Sproutpeople. My order is on the way

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Not only that, but I had made an inquiry about Sunflower Seeds and bugs and what

can I do about them? This is their (very nice of them) response to that

inquiry:

"

Here's our bug response: " Many seeds come in bags from the farm that contain

some microscopic eggs of insects. Sometimes they even arrive on our cardboard

boxes. These eggs remain dormant until they encounter conditions they like - in

this case HOT weather. This is a fairly common problem with all grains. We

virtually never see the bugs here in cool San Francisco, but once they cross the

Bay and encounter normal weather they hatch. I would keep the seeds in the

freezer and remove only what you want to sprout. The freezer will not only

extend the shelf life of the seeds, it will kill any bugs. The dead bugs will

float when you soak and so can be poured off.

I am sorry for them though. Would that there were a way to disappear them we

certainly would, but the only organic solution is a powder (diatomaceous earth)

which looks horrible in the bags of seeds.

You can find more about seed storage at

http://sproutpeople.org/sprouts/grow/storage.html "

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So now that I know this, I'm keeping ALL seeds in the freezer and will take out

whatever I need.

Simple as that. (Hopefully, lol)

Happy to share this with you all

Melody