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Stromrider
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What are you guys paying for your grains
#19293878 - 12/18/13 03:45 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I've bought some rye berries from the health food store a while back and that's it! I'm spoiled. I can't go back to wbs. Rye berries are so much cleaner and easier to work with. Anyway they were $1.29 a lb at the health food store and I just refuse to pay that.
Well I have called every place I can think of in town and I can't find them anywhere besides the health food store. I finally found some a couple towns over for about $0.75 a lb. It is a little over a hour away. I guess I could drive over there and stock up while I'm there. Is that a good price? What are you guys paying?
Also I found some wheat berries here in town. They are really cheap. They were less than $0.40 a lb. Do any of have experience with wheat berries?
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bootster

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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: Stromrider]
#19293901 - 12/18/13 03:50 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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A little less than $.50/lb for rye berries. Run to that wheat store. I pay more for wheat than I do for rye.
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Stromrider
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: bootster]
#19293952 - 12/18/13 04:06 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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You like the wheat?
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BigGreenMat
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: Stromrider]
#19294015 - 12/18/13 04:18 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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You guys must live in cheaper places than me. I can't get anywhere near those prices around here, but I don't need that type of bulk yet.
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Willy Wonka
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: BigGreenMat]
#19294062 - 12/18/13 04:28 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I get wheat berries at .89c a pound.
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westthebest

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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: Willy Wonka]
#19294074 - 12/18/13 04:30 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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slightly off topic but how many quarts does a lb of grains make once hydrated, in your guys' experience?
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Willy Wonka
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: westthebest]
#19294111 - 12/18/13 04:36 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I don't know. I usually just buy up ten lbs at a time and have enough for a few grows.
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Enigma1
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: westthebest]
#19294114 - 12/18/13 04:37 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I paying $2 a pound quit c omplaining with your spoiled ass.
Edited by Enigma1 (12/18/13 04:42 PM)
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Stromrider
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: Enigma1]
#19294139 - 12/18/13 04:43 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm not spoiled you're just crazy for paying that much
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bootster

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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: Enigma1]
#19294153 - 12/18/13 04:47 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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It works out to 1 cup (dry) rye per Qt jar. I do it by volume.
I've never used Wheat because it's more expensive for me.
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: Stromrider]
#19294157 - 12/18/13 04:49 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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$15 per 40lbs WBS maybe not as good as rye berries but it's cheap and hasn't given me any trouble
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: Stromrider]
#19294168 - 12/18/13 04:50 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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1.26 per lb at the health food store,called a couple local feed stores but they don't carry it, haven't done an exhaustive search for better prices thought, might give it a shot
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Enigma1
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: Stromrider]
#19294179 - 12/18/13 04:54 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Stromrider said: I'm not spoiled you're just crazy for paying that much 
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Willy Wonka
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: bootster]
#19294222 - 12/18/13 05:06 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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bootster said: I've never used Wheat because it's more expensive for me.
I wish I could find some rye but all I can find is wheat.
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CliftonGK1
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: Willy Wonka]
#19294385 - 12/18/13 05:46 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I get organic rye berries for $0.99/pound at the local year-round farmers market.
Just bought them to switch away from WBS, so I haven't used them yet. But I have high hopes for them.
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: CliftonGK1]
#19294404 - 12/18/13 05:51 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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You .99 cents and under guys make me sick
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Willy Wonka
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: CliftonGK1]
#19294630 - 12/18/13 06:40 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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CliftonGK1 said: I get organic rye berries for $0.99/pound at the local year-round farmers market.
Framers market eh? What a great idea, thank you.
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westthebest

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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: CliftonGK1]
#19294697 - 12/18/13 06:53 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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CliftonGK1 said: I get organic rye berries for $0.99/pound at the local year-round farmers market.
Just bought them to switch away from WBS, so I haven't used them yet. But I have high hopes for them.
damn, I wish our farmers market was year-round
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CliftonGK1
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: westthebest]
#19294738 - 12/18/13 07:04 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
westthebest said:
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CliftonGK1 said: I get organic rye berries for $0.99/pound at the local year-round farmers market.
Just bought them to switch away from WBS, so I haven't used them yet. But I have high hopes for them.
damn, I wish our farmers market was year-round
Yeah, I pretty much lucked out with this one. When I lived in the PNW, no farmers market had anything like this. Most catered to the yuppie crowds with mostly overpriced organic veggies in a very limited selection, or they were the local hispanic market and the only grains on the shelf were grits or flour for making torillas and tamales. Which, incidentally, was great for when I wanted to make a batch of tamales to freeze back.
The farmers market just outside of Atlanta is supposedly the largest in the entire USA. Can't verify it, but it *is* freakin' humongous. In their dry bulk section, I can get millet, rye, and BRF for way cheaper than any other retail outlet.
I just hope that I can do these grains justice and grow something great from them.
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Re: What are you guys paying for your grains [Re: CliftonGK1]
#19294749 - 12/18/13 07:07 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I get organic rye berries from my grocery store down the street for 89 cents a pound.
If you buy a bulk bag it's even cheaper per pound like 50C
Edited by Trusted cuItivator (12/18/13 07:09 PM)
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