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

Brian Mitchell

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.

On 11/1/08 01:57, in article , "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

Brian Mitchell

Anywhere that arable farmers gather, I should think - either in cyber land
or real life. If you have an agricultural market town near you, that might
be helpful. Where do you live? Knowing that will help others to point you
in the right direction, perhaps. In the mean time:
http://www.agregister.co.uk/product-254100.html
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South Devon
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'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Sacha 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...

Where do you live? Knowing that will help others to point you
in the right direction, perhaps.

S W Wales, where there is next to no arable farming, but Robert Harvey's
suggestion of animal feed suppliers might prove useful if they separate
their grains. Anyway, thank you both for the link, which I'll pursue.

In the mean time:
http://www.agregister.co.uk/product-254100.html