Preparedness Hints

More About Wheat

It identified all the vitamins,

"To finish the experiment, use

minerals, amino acids, and

the same amount of fresh-

calories. Computer calculations ground whole-wheat flour and showed that it would take 130

make a similar barrier strip 3-4

slices of white bread to equal

feet away from the white flour

the nutrition of 1 slice of

strip. With a magnifying glass,

homemade whole-wheat bread. you should be able to see the Some of you may not be

ants within 12 to 18 inches turn

"converted" to wheat and

Finally, I will quote a story told

their heads toward the whole

exclusively use white flour. So, in the same book.

wheat. They'll literally stop in

this issue will talk specifically

their tracks, turn around and go

about the benefits of whole

back to the whole-wheat flour

wheat flour versus white flour.

and devour it!"

First of all, whole wheat flour

The son, of the author of this

can be made at home from

"Have you ever seen a trail of

story lives in Texas where

properly stored wheat which

ants? The next time you see

garden pests are a problem. He

can be stored for a long time.

such a trail, gather some

relates how proud he is of his

White flour must be purchased children or curious adults and organic garden because it had

as such and doesn't store

do this scientific experiment.

no insect problems. He said

nearly as well as whole wheat. Merely take a quarter cup of they only buy white bleached

white bleached flour from the

flour to put in his dust gun to

Second, white flour is highly

sack in your kitchen and make

dust his vegetables and its the

processed from the whole

or lay a strip barrier across the

most effective treatment he's

grain. The specific end in mind ant's trail. As the ants march found for keeping the pests at

is to create a commercial

along their trail, you'll notice

bay!"

product that won't turn rancid

they move with great speed.

or spoil, something that

However, when they reach the

The point of all this is to

nutritious whole grain flour will

flour barrier, they'll begin to

hopefully convince you to store

do.

make crazy little circles in a

and use whole wheat as part of

seeming fit of confusion.

your home storage program. It

I am taking the following

Ultimately, an ant scout will find is inexpensive, easy to use, information from "Making the

the outer edge of the flour

and very nutritious.

Best of Basics" by James

barrier and all the ants will

Talmage Stevens. There was a follow the scout back to the study conducted that

other side of the flour strip. They

compared equal-sized slices of resume their orderly trail speed white bakery bread and

and continue on their path.

homemade wheat bread.

Personal and Family Preparedness

Vision: Each family uses principles of provident living in their daily lives.

Mission: "Increase awareness and practice of home production and storage.