Choosing to eat and feed your family organic whole foods is a responsibility. Take care of these organic grains, and they will take care of you!
Here are some general tips for storing your organic grains for longer.
Rices, wheats, millets, dals/pulses/legumes - As these are organic (grown, harvested, processed and transported without using any chemicals), these are prone to infestation.
If you have received these in vacuum-packed packets, you can keep them in the vacuum packet till the vacuum effect goes, after which please transfer into an airtight container.
If you have opted for cloth packaging, kindly transfer them into containers immediately, as cloth has no barrier properties (cannot keep out moisture).
To avoid infestation, in case you are not using these immediately, refrigeration is an option that would prevent infestation.
If you are going to use the item within one month, then transfer it into an air-tight tin or container and keep away from moisture.
You may throw in a few spices (red chillies or neem leaves or cloves) to keep away insects.
If infested, despite all precautions, just shade dry the grains and pulses on a warm surface like a balcony or veranda, winnow it, and the items are good to use.
Please remember these are wholesome, untreated groceries and insects do know what is good for them!
Most of us in our childhood have seen infestation and many of us have helped our parents (in our childhood) with cleaning and sorting grains.
Let us be more worried about chemicals than infestation. Let us buy what we need for a month, or at most, two months, and not more, at a time.
Don't panic, be organic!
We assure you it is more than worth the trouble !
