I've actually had a Dickens of a time trying to find a relatively cheap
local source for rye berries and hard spring wheat berries.

I finally thought to ask at my local Whole Foods (Whole Paycheck, whatever
-- they're pretty much ubiquitous in large metropolitan areas in North
America) whether they could special order a 50 lb bag or a 25 lb bag for me
and ... they could! Good price, too. 59 cents per pound for organic hard
spring wheat berries , 69 cents per pound for organic rye berries and 79
cents for organic soft white wheat berries.

That said, I've always had great luck with King Arthur Flour's Organic Whole
Wheat Flour. I can't validate how fresh it is, but it certainly seems
fresher than any other brand I've used.

Of course, I live in New England, and King Arthur is like our official
regional flour or something, so it just may fly off the shelves faster than
other brands here.

--
Jeff Miller


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Subject: Newbie Starter Question


Rina wrote:
> ... and if we don't have a "local" health food store?
>
> If you have to order wheat or rye berries, you may as well order a known
> starter.

That would be true... though it's hard to imagine a place in North
America where you cannot get grain locally, if not a grocery or health
store, then perhaps a farm-feed operation. Well maybe Key West... I
admit that health stores as a genre may be problematic, the last one I
was in carried more supplements than anything else. Perhaps I should
have said "natural foods" instead. My bad.

As Jeff posted, his whole grain rye flour worked. If you have a degree
in cryptology you may even be able to ascertain how old the product is
<g>.

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