I hope fild/seed grain is the same as bread grain!! It is right???

Question

I've asked in the cooking and other sections of Answers...I've bought a 50 lb bag from my local coop. I'm grinding it and making bread. It tastes the same I guess. I can't find anyone who can tell me for sure if it's the same wheat. It can't harm me right???? Who knows...I might just sprout horns and say moo.

If it was sprayed with pesticides, etc...would it be edible if I washed the wheat before grinding? Or has the plant sucked up the poisons from the earth?

Answer 1

The answer is a definate "probably not." I wouldn't actually use seed grain, for my food grain. By the way, I know what I'm talking about. I have about 800 pounds of wheat stored in my basement, along with a gigantic pantry of food. I've practiced food storage for years, and cooking totally from scratch.

You really need to buy FOOD GRADE wheat (at least I assume it's wheat you are talking about). No matter what the seed is, you do not want seed grain. Those have almost always been sprayed with insecticites, or stuff to deter rodents. It may have also been sprayed with a fungicide, or some other chemical to help it germinate.

I would not be milling that grain, and using it for cooking. Also it does not matter if it's wheat, corn, or some other grain. Unless it's food grade, it's HIGHLY likely that its been sprayed with some sort of chemicals.

I live in Idaho, right in the heart of farmland. Potatoes, alfalfa, sugar beets, wheat, & barley are all MAJOR crops around me. I actually just did some very extensive research on wheat for a family newsletter I put out.

Seed grain is NOT acceptable for consumption.

~Garnet
Homesteading/Farming over 20 years

Answer 2

MOOOOOOOO...poke poke with horns MOOOOOOO...

Actually, the field/seed grain may have been treated with pesticide or fertilizer...I wouldn't use it for cooking, unless it's an organic.

Answer 3

It is the same.