Yep, it can be grown in the warmer areas, but you also need a lot of water. A swamp type area is good. I won’t be growing any, nor anyone else in my area.
Food shortages are here and getting worse.
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I have read about people growing it in buckets, but you would need a LOT of buckets!
It's so easy to grow other grains and quinoa is a "complete" grain or whatever, that I am not planning on growing rice anytime soon. We will see about our potatoes this year. I might plan on those, too, but it might be harder for me to keep the seed potatoes for the next year until I can get a decent root cellar. Probably best for me to just keep as many seeds for all of it as possible in case I mess something up!
It's so easy to grow other grains and quinoa is a "complete" grain or whatever, that I am not planning on growing rice anytime soon. We will see about our potatoes this year. I might plan on those, too, but it might be harder for me to keep the seed potatoes for the next year until I can get a decent root cellar. Probably best for me to just keep as many seeds for all of it as possible in case I mess something up!
poltiregist
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What is you guys long term rice storage system ?
Food grade buckets with airtight lids. Using oxygen absorbers.
I use mylar in food grade buckets with oxygen absorbers only because mylar is supposed to be smell proof and we get field mice from time to time.
poltiregist
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I am taking " Proud Prepper and Survivor 316 " advice and have ordered my Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers . I have never before tried to store the volume of rice that I now have , with the possibility of it being long term . With things looking the way they are , it doesn't appear I will be storing it long term , but just in case the expected SHTF doesn't occur in this calendar year I want it to last until SHTF does occur . -- Another question though what bucket lids I have bought in the past didn't seal well at all . Any advice on getting airtight buckets .
I have tried several bucket lids and I have a bunch that don't fit. I don't have any tips. I'm still trying to figure them ou!. The gamma lids that everyone raves about have never worked well for me... probably user error, but it I can't get them to work.
Another thing I forgot about that we have done is just put a bunch of mylar bags that are vacuum sealed into large metal trash cans. That also protects against any rodents since they can't chew through it.
Another thing I forgot about that we have done is just put a bunch of mylar bags that are vacuum sealed into large metal trash cans. That also protects against any rodents since they can't chew through it.
I use myler bags n oxygen absorbers, food grade buckets, also. I use metal garbage cans for stuff like chicken food, dog food, bird food, and dry foods that I've vacuum sealed that is not in myler bags. All in cooler dark areas. I do store dry goods, dehydrated foods in canning jars and vacuum seal the jars with oxygen absorbers in the jars. Check them periodically to make sure nothing is sticking to sides or bottom of jars...which means moisture.
I've read a rat can eat through a metal can? but I've never seen any evidence of that happening with my stored food, but then again I've seen no evidence of mice or rats anywhere around any of our food storage areas...yet!
I've read a rat can eat through a metal can? but I've never seen any evidence of that happening with my stored food, but then again I've seen no evidence of mice or rats anywhere around any of our food storage areas...yet!
ULine sells these in various sizes and colors. These are 7 gallon. With resealable airtight lids.
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Did you mean ULine PP? Lol
You must have corrected that..I'd swear it said "urine" LOL 
Check with your local bakery and dinner and food service , they trash their containers or sale them cheap.
I just picked up free three 55 gal soap jugs from local car wash, Using one plumbed to old hog waterer for my chickens
Danil54grl
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This is what I am used seeing. . .In Southeast Asia, they grow rice on terraced mountainsides.
Oddcaliber
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We grow rice here.
poltiregist
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Alert - I received information from a source I personally know that walked into a Walmart in Southern Mississippi to buy flour . They were out of flour and the store clerk told him " they would not be getting in anymore flour " . Now my personal source I have full confidence in . The only questionable part to this is , if the Walmart employee was possibly wrong .
Yes if they have flat land they use it. But there isn't enough flat land to grow enough rice to feed all the people. So the make do with whatever they have. Taiwan, for example, is 25% flat and 75% mountainous. And the flat lands are mostly developed now. They run the rice fields right up to the roads and houses using ever square foot possible.
rachaelk
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Good information and yes...it is a good place to live. I was doing a little rice and flour math late last night while canning green beans. Google said one pound of rice will make two and half cups ...I usually cook one cup per meal for five people. So 150 pounds should give us about 500 meals roughly Since I am diabetic though I cant eat rice anyway. I do harvest lambs quarter seeds for grain...it is a bit of work but they are great for you.
Danil54grl
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I would say 1 cup uncooked rice would make roughly 3 cups cooked rice.
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