GROWING GRAINS By: John Vivian

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June/July 1999
 
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Nearly as nourishing as wheat, it has no gluten, but makes a dark, chewy leavened peasant bread.

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SOURCES BOOKS
The New Book of Whole Grains: More Than 200 Recipes Featuring Whole Grains, Including Amaranth, Quinoa, Wheat, Spelt, Oats, Rye, Barley and Millet, by Marlene Anne Bumgarner, (1997, St. Martin's Press) The Scythe Book: Mowing Hay, Cutting Weeds and Harvesting Small Grains With Hand Tools, by David Tresemer (1996, Alan C. Hood & Co)

Cereal Grass: Nature's Greatest Health Gift edited by Ronald L. Seibold, M.S., on-line book by The Wheatgrass People (Pines International): www.wheatgrass.com

MAIL-ORDER and ON-LINE CATALOGS
Johnny's Selected Seeds: Foss Hill Road, Albion, ME 04901; (207) 437-4301; www.johnnyseeds.com . Corona Mill, best variety of grain seeds. Free catalog.

Lehman's Non-Electric Catalog: P.O. Box 41, Kidron, OH 44636; (330) 857-5757; http://hearth.com/lehmans/lehmans.html . Best selection of grain mills. Catalog $3.
Cumberland General Store: #1 Highway 68, Crossville, TN 38555; (800) 334-4640; www.cumberlandgeneral.com . Catalog $4. Variety of grain mills, including larger models.

SEEDS AND EQUIPMENT
Pinetree Garden Seeds: PO. Box 300, New Gloucester, ME 04260; (207) 926-3400; e-mail: superseeds@worldnet.att.net ; www.superseeds.com . Catalog free. Universal Grain Mill; some grain seeds.

Retsel Corp., P0. Box 1000, McCammon, ID 83250; (208) 254-3737; www.RETSEL.com . Catalog $3. High-quality Little-Arc hand-powered and Mil-Rite electric grain mills.
R.H. Schumway Seedsman, P0. Box 1, Graniteville, SC 29829-0001. Field corn, sorghum, amaranth, millet and other grain seed. Catalog free.

Country Home Products: Meigs Road, P0. Box 25, Vergennes, VT 05491; (800) 446-8746. Stringtrimmer/mower. Free sales literature.

Vitamix, 8615 Usher road, Cleveland, OH 44138. (800) VITAMIX. Free literature.
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply, P0. Box 2209, Grass Valley, CA 95945; (888) 784-1722; www.groworganic.com . No seed grain, but every other organic, open-pollinated garden seed, plus full range of equipment for serious
gardeners.

Seeds of Change, P0. Box 15700, Santa Fe, NM 875065700; (888) 762-7333; www.seedsofchange.com ; Free catalog. Organically grown heirloom seeds, including several varieties of amaranth, field corn and quinoa.

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