Grain stores for the year

In short

• Per adult equivalent (AE) a year: 100 kg of bread grain, 25 kg of maize and 6 kg of pulses (range 5–8). A child of 7–14 = 0.7 AE, up to 6 years = 0.4.
• Animals often eat more grain than people: a hen roughly 30 kg of grain, a fattening pig 250 kg, a dairy goat 80 kg a year.
• On top of the need add seed (if you sow), 10–30 % reserve and storage losses (1–15 %).
• Split the stock across three places: kitchen (a month), larder (2–3 months) and main store (until harvest), with seed kept separately.
• Once a month measure the stock (tape measure in the drum and granary) and compare it with the plan.

What's inside

Chapters

1. The five parts of the store
2. The kitchen
3. The animals
4. Seed
5. Reserve and losses
6. Where the stock stands: three levels
7. When each crop goes into store
8. Measuring the stock without scales
9. The monthly check: how far it will go
10. When the stock won't stretch
11. Rotation between years
12. Common mistakes
13. Printable checklist

Worksheets

• Needs calculator
• Seed and reserve calculator
• Stock measuring calculator
• Store plan by location
• Monthly balance
• The store year
• Yearly review