posted 13 years ago
Some great ideas here, thanks everybody.
Hubert -- I've been storing my grains in a very ad-hoc way. Some of it is packed for longer term with oxygen absorbers and the whole bit, but the stuff I have out to use has been in a variety of containers (ceramic jars, old plastic tubs, some in the bags they came in, etc.). I'm pretty sure the eggs came initially on some local rice I got, but they have since gone through most of my dry goods; spices, dried chiles, beans, wheat, and everything that wasn't stored for long term. I was really surprised that they got into some of that stuff, particularly the spices and dried chiles.
I like the idea of using mason jars and the plastic buckets. Jars for in the kitchen, and buckets to protect the harvest in bigger batches... Also, the oven canning idea sounds pretty awesome, so I'll definitely give that a shot.