sourcing grains in UK

There are various suppliers but be sure to shop around for the best prices. A key advantage of having a grain mill and using grains is that they will last indefinitely if stored an airless airtight manner. This is easily achieved by buying a cheap and cheerful vacuum sealer and some rolls of vacuum bags to go with it. Then you can bag up in say 500g or 1kg quantities that when emptied will fit in a nice mason jar. All of which leads to the obvious money saving tactic of buying your grains in 25kg sacks. Any smaller size and the price ramps up swiftly. So I buy wheat, spelt and rye in 25kg sacks, vacuum bag them and store the bags in large plastic boxes/tubs in the garage where they won't get too hot or too cold. Here are some of the UK suppliers: [b]www.dovesfarm.co.uk[/b] Doves farm is very well known for its flours. It can be tricky finding actual grain products on their website. If you enter "25kg" in the search box you can wade through the 2-3 pages it returns and see the grains there. Currently they are showing: Wheat grains 25kg - £18.70 Rye grain 25kg - £17.90 There is usually spelt and other grains so not sure where they have gone. Could just be a seasonal thing. [b]http://www.imbhamsfarmgranary.com[/b] Imbhams farm is a good quality organic outfit and they were the sole suppliers of the fabulous Schnitzer Grain Mills in the UK (Schnitzers are now called Skippy I believe) which are very much like the Komo. If you haven't made a final decision on your mill yet then do consider the Schnitzers. The Vario model in particular is great because it also has a built in Flaker so you can produce your own rolled/flaked oats to make muesli or porridge. The farm operates the website www.grains2mill.co.uk as well. They have a range of grains for sale and some specifically for sprouting. [b]http://www.naturallygoodfood.co.uk[/b] This site has a wide range of grains some of which are suitable for sprouting. However in some cases they are just supplying Dovesfarm grains so look carefully. You will also see the key differences in prices here for 5kg bags and 25kg sacks. [b]http://www.buywholefoodsonline.co.uk[/b] A few types of grains available here but do compare prices [b]http://www.survivalwholefoods.co.uk[/b] Plenty of grains and other goodies here as you would expect for a survival oriented site. I hope you find something in here. I will say that when I first started I was hesitant about buying sacks of grains as the quantities just seemed huge, but it's just so cost effective and it is great to know that I have loads of grains that will store indefinitely in case some national crisis occurs that affects say transport and leaves the shops dry etc. I went through a 25kg sack of wheat in 6 months or so I think. Spelt in about a year and rye much longer. Probably because I mix these with strong white bread flour that I buy separately (for example from the well known Shipton Mill). GL