Massive incoming grain and food shortages

[The Truth Is Out There]

You are so naive. It is aliens in flying saucers that run the world. Not people.

Self-reliance comes in many forms. Today, after a week of temps with lows in the 20s, and a few inches of snow that melted, I picked this for dinner. Enough kale to sautee with beans, and arugula for 3 salads. Doesn’t seem like much, but that would cost $8 at the grocery store. Do that twice a week, for a month, and saving $60 on only greens. The garlic, onions, squash & potatoes stored help, along with the canned tomatoes, relish & beans. Even if you can grow one thing, it helps. I found a local chicken feed aource (& have 2 backups at the ready). Find & support your local farmers. If crap hits the fan, you’ll have contacts and people who you can barter with as needed.

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That looks beautiful! Seeing fresh food always makes me happy. And it’s so rewarding when you grew it yourself.
This is my dream! When I find my house I can’t wait to have my gardening journey!
Living in RI the farm land is limited.
So I plant in pots for now.

 

[AGeese]

I bought a rubber dog bowl to put my feeder in. Anything they spill goes into the bowl instead of on the ground. Every night, I just dump the dog bowl into the top of the feeder. I have NO waste now. Best $9 I’ve spent in awhile. My feed is a crumble. If there is dust left in pellets you could make a wet mash of it every couple of days instead.

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I did this with my goose drinker.

 

[Sally PB]

So, does the grain shortage have anything to do with why I can't find vermicelli in the stores? Not my local grocery chain (3 different stores), another local chain (1 store), or Walmart. I haven't seen it in a couple months now.

I don't feed it to my chickens. But it's my hubby's choice for a spaghetti pasta.

 

[AGeese]

So, does the grain shortage have anything to do with why I can't find vermicelli in the stores? Not my local grocery chain (3 different stores), another local chain (1 store), or Walmart. I haven't seen it in a couple months now.

I don't feed it to my chickens. But it's my hubby's choice for a spaghetti pasta.

Don't know, but pretty sure Barilla renamed my favorite Capellini to "Angel Hair". Cus English.

 

[Ascholten]

So, does the grain shortage have anything to do with why I can't find vermicelli in the stores? Not my local grocery chain (3 different stores), another local chain (1 store), or Walmart. I haven't seen it in a couple months now.

I don't feed it to my chickens. But it's my hubby's choice for a spaghetti pasta.

Noodles are all made pretty much from the same stuff, just twisted and curled differently really. Id say it's a popularity thing, what sells and what does not. Some of it is probably holiday / seasonally driven as well. Just like why you'll see Egg Nog in December and not so much in July

Aaron

 

[AGeese]

Which is why if you're you're looking for ethnic foods just go to your local Italian import store. Much better selection.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Kitchenaid Stand Mixer. Pasta Roller/Cutter Attachment.

3 Eggs
2 C Flour (I recommend 1c King Arthur AP, 1 c Bob's Red Mill Semolina)
1 t Olive Oil
1 p Salt

Mix/kneed by hand, throw i a plastic bag, set in the chill chest to hydrate 1 hour to all day)

Roll, cut, introduce to salted water. Wait. Eat.

 

[NatJ]

I am curious if you got a higher protein feed, and just gave them less of it and let them free range, and then just get a general 'all around' vitamin adjunct, you add and just use one food for all. Too little protein is not good we all know, but if it has more than enough, can't see that being a real problem, and being free rangers, they really are not getting fat, they get plenty of exercise. im curious.

I've experimented with offering a high-protein feed (turkey starter or gamebird starter) in one feeder, and a source of cheap calories (cracked corn or whole corn) in another feeder. Chickens will choose to eat from both, and I have done it for several months at a time without seeing any problems. I've done it with chicks from the time they were just a few weeks old, or with adult laying hens (oyster shell available separately.)

I don't know how well it would work as a long-term feeding plan, and I was not looking for small or subtle problems, so the only thing I can say for sure is that they stayed alive, growing and/or laying, with no big obvious problems.

 

[Ascholten]

That's one thing I was looking for. Instead of having a bag of food for this animal, a bag of food for that one, special food for this one, if you could just get ONE type of food, that would cover all of them, possibly adding any trace this or thats that might be missing from an animals. The main thing that I have seen that is the difference between the feeds really is the protein content.

Cracked or whole corn? Which do you prefer. I find the girls like the cracked a little better, its easier to get down. I leave a dish for crows too. They can get a bit noisy but they DO chase the hawks when both are around so that's a good thing IMO.

Aaron

 

[SourRoses]

Which is why if you're you're looking for ethnic foods just go to your local Italian import store. Much better selection.

Ummm, I have never heard of such a magical place before. I've been to restaurant supply stores, never seen an Italian one...
That is exactly where I need to live go shopping.