On 11 Jan, 01:57, Brian Mitchell wrote:
I'm quite interested in experimenting with some small patches of grain,
such as rye and/or oats, but don't know where I might obtain small
enough quantities of seed. I've looked in my local Yellow Pages for corn
and seed merchants but there are no such animals. Can anyone suggest a
source (or perhaps a more appropriate newsgroup to ask in)?
Thanks

You might try animal feed merchants. The stuff sold for feed is
probably last year's crop

http://www.agregister.co.uk/ is a searchable database of agricultural
merchants, and some of them may be prepared to send you small samples.