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Ralleia | 02-23-2009 05:10 PM
Hard Red Wheat on craigslist I found this ad today on my local craigslist. I've been procrastinating buying wheat. http://omaha.craigslist.org/grd/1045274058.html Quote:
I have 200, 50lb bags of Hard Red Winter Wheat for sale. Left over from planting this fall. On pallets stored inside. Not treated, and not genetically modified. Great for spring seeding projects or for making into flour. Take some or take all. Can load large quantities with forklift. $12 obo
http://images.craigslist.org/3m63pf3...0b6fd11a7d.jpg Is this good enough for eating? The price sounds pretty decent.

Curtman | 02-23-2009 05:25 PM
Re: Hard Red Wheat on craigslist Do not count on that being organic. I would pay the little extra and have it purchased from a known source. One with a good name that will deliver or you can pull right up to the dock. That is the kind of wheat you want though.

tyusclan | 02-23-2009 06:21 PM
Re: Hard Red Wheat on craigslist It's not treated and not GM. At $12 for 50# bag, I would not hesitate to get it if I needed wheat and was close enough.

ImaCannin | 02-23-2009 06:21 PM
Re: Hard Red Wheat on craigslist 1 Attachment(s) Attachment 64103 Look! when you shake it around the bug start crawling!

Stealinator | 02-23-2009 06:46 PM
Re: Hard Red Wheat on craigslist Quote:
Originally Posted by ImaCannin (Post 1589096) Attachment 64103 Look! when you shake it around the bug start crawling!
Actually this is a serious concern of mine. I had 2 25# bags of rice I got from local supermarket, well known brand. Put in mylar, 5# each, and were all set out in a row, waitning to seal. Saw a small black dot move, so after a little effort got it out, have no idea what it was, left all out for couple days, out of 16 of those myler pouches, found 11 of those bugs, they would come to top, for some reason. After a day of seeing nothing, I sealed them with oxy absorbers. The absorbers will kill them, right? I mean, even that small, they need oxygen? Is this a problem with getting bulk grains, that are not pre sealed???:bear_cry:

tyusclan | 02-23-2009 08:07 PM
Re: Hard Red Wheat on craigslist Put the bags in the freezer for about 3 days to kill any bugs that may be in there at the time. Then put the wheat in food-grade buckets with a seal in the lid, and add oxygen absorbers. That will prevent any other eggs from hatching, and your wheat should be bug-free when you open it.

Ralleia | 02-23-2009 08:12 PM
Re: Hard Red Wheat on craigslist Quote:
Originally Posted by tyusclan (Post 1589310) Put the bags in the freezer for about 3 days to kill any bugs that may be in there at the time. Then put the wheat in food-grade buckets with a seal in the lid, and add oxygen absorbers. That will prevent any other eggs from hatching, and your wheat should be bug-free when you open it.
+1 I've never had black bugs, but I have had plenty of experience with grain moths and all those cobwebby strands, dusty grain fragments, and sometimes even little wormies. UGH! A few days in the freezer stops 'em in their tracks. They seem to almost always be in there, but if you hit them in the egg stage, then what you don't know won't hurt you, eh? We're working on clearing enough space in the chest freezer to be able to rotate our 4-gallon buckets through.

Meliorist | 02-23-2009 08:18 PM
Re: Hard Red Wheat on craigslist Quote:
Originally Posted by tyusclan (Post 1589310) Put the bags in the freezer for about 3 days to kill any bugs that may be in there at the time. Then put the wheat in food-grade buckets with a seal in the lid, and add oxygen absorbers. That will prevent any other eggs from hatching, and your wheat should be bug-free when you open it.
Do you think freezing could also destroy the eggs? I haven't been going the oxygen absorber route, but I did freeze my rice for several weeks. I'm also a little concerned about possible condensation (leading to mold, etc which would likely survive). Oh, and if this deal was local, I'd definitely be buying a few bags.

RealJack | 02-23-2009 08:47 PM
Re: Hard Red Wheat on craigslist $12 for #50 lbs? I'd buy em. Bugs is protein. Just so long as you aren't paying $12 for #50 lbs. of bugs. Even if it turned out to be not especially organic, you could still plant it or even sprout it for wheat grass or feed it to the chickens.

Stealinator | 02-23-2009 09:26 PM
Re: Hard Red Wheat on craigslist saw a vid where guy was storing large qty of wheat in mylar, but was feed for animals, actually was post Forest put up yesterday. Actually looked pretty clean when pouring. What is best source for getting around 100# or so? actually have a feed place near me, may feel funny asking , but they are country folk, so may answer honestly. Booth feeds & another place called southern states.

Ralleia | 02-23-2009 09:27 PM
Re: Hard Red Wheat on craigslist Quote:
Originally Posted by Meliorist (Post 1589332) Do you think freezing could also destroy the eggs? I haven't been going the oxygen absorber route, but I did freeze my rice for several weeks. I'm also a little concerned about possible condensation (leading to mold, etc which would likely survive). Oh, and if this deal was local, I'd definitely be buying a few bags.
I've never had any grain moths come out of anything that I froze hard first. I like a week-long freeze, but that might be overkill. I haven't had problems with condensation causing mold so far--I double bag everything or seal it in plastic, tins, or glass, so whatever moisture was in there first is the same when I bring it out. Condensation will happen on the outside, not the inside.

tyusclan | 02-23-2009 10:01 PM
Re: Hard Red Wheat on craigslist Quote:
Originally Posted by Meliorist (Post 1589332) Do you think freezing could also destroy the eggs? I haven't been going the oxygen absorber route, but I did freeze my rice for several weeks. I'm also a little concerned about possible condensation (leading to mold, etc which would likely survive).
I'm sure it does, but we always put the O2 absorbers in just for good measure. They're not expensive, and it gives a little extra peace of mind. As far as condensation, we always take the bags out, let them come to room temperature and dry out completely before putting it in buckets.

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