tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post106800079907932806..comments2023-06-07T05:36:30.935-07:00Comments on See www.nurturedbylove.ca for the active version of this blog: Living in bulkmoominmammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-63591618760960139882009-12-03T19:52:48.488-08:002009-12-03T19:52:48.488-08:00The freezer will totally prevent rancidity. We wer...The freezer will totally prevent rancidity. We were sharing some of our last case of almonds, from fall 2007, with friends about a month ago, and they commented on how sweet and fresh they were, asking if they were part of the 2009 order. Nope, they're two years old, I was embarrassed to admit. But honestly, the freezer is amazing. Especially with the oilier nuts.moominmammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-78784526286280919682009-12-03T19:06:45.479-08:002009-12-03T19:06:45.479-08:00I notice that pine nuts in particular don't ke...I notice that pine nuts in particular don't keep long 'round here. I buy them in plastic bags from the grocery store so likely not all that fresh to start with, but even so...is it the low temps that matter? It never occurred to me I could store nuts in the freezer. Thanks for the tip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-53626768695831783232009-11-26T20:12:31.247-08:002009-11-26T20:12:31.247-08:00Grain keeps very well, for years, provided you can...Grain keeps very well, for years, provided you can keep bugs and mice out of it. Once you grind the grain it starts going stale unless you refrigerate it. So we wouldn't buy in bulk if we couldn't grind it as we need it. This way it is so much fresher than anything available in the grocery store. We use the wheat primarily in 100% whole grain bread. I bake at least three loaves and a dozen buns a week. We get 10 gallon ice cream tubs from the local ice cream shop during the summer, with their tight-fitting lids. One tub will hold almost 20 pounds of grain. <br /><br />Dried fruit and nuts keep really nicely at cool household temperatures for about six months. Because we only order once a year, we keep a lot of it in a chest freezer through the winter and spring.<br /><br />We chose our house, and renovated it, to suit our food-hoarding tendencies. Not really. We did recognize though that we live a long way from grocery stores, so being able to store a lot reduces the need for long shopping trips. A fair bit of our partial basement is dedicated to food storage -- a shelving unit, a huge rubbermaid tub and a bunch of those ice cream tubs, plus a chest freezer. When we renovated our kitchen we built a small walk-in pantry which holds half-gallon jars of the stuff that is in the basement in larger quantities.<br /><br />As for sources, that's very region-specific. Keep your ears to the ground concerning wholesale suppliers, CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture organizations) and informal buying clubs. <a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=2&ved=0CAsQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.halifaxnewsnet.ca%2Findex.cfm%3Fsid%3D35174%26sc%3D608&ei=lVAPS8OiJoKGswOd5bTmAQ&usg=AFQjCNFBkY10kxmve7TpqZSC5JK8No7neA" rel="nofollow">Here's a link</a> for you that might help get you started. Whole or natural foods stores are often great sources of information, as are farmers' markets. That's because bulk/wholesale/buying club customers are often doing so in large part to get access to ecologically sound more local fare.moominmammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-51419066392160008182009-11-26T17:43:09.864-08:002009-11-26T17:43:09.864-08:00I was just wondering, where do you get this much f...I was just wondering, where do you get this much food, how do you keep it, and what do you do with your wheat? I want to know more, it really interest me!yofedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631358169107778026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-32574160804107257592009-11-25T00:55:28.391-08:002009-11-25T00:55:28.391-08:00Miranda, would you care to share some recipes, tha...Miranda, would you care to share some recipes, that sounds like fab idea :-)Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536057826596510429noreply@blogger.com