RAINFED RICE is grown and milled on the family-owned Slater Farm in Northern Rivers, NSW.
Brett Slater, a local Bio-dynamic certified farmer with a passion for innovative sustainable
farming moved to organic farming practices in 1998 and converted to Bio-dynamic growing in 2004.
Brett grew his first crop of dryland rice in 2009. He then purchased and set up his own mill on the farm
to produce an all-down-the line bio-dynamic grain.
Brown rice isn't milled as much as white, so it retains the bran and germ. That makes brown rice more fiber-rich, nutritious, and chewy. Unfortunately, it doesn't perform as well as white rice in many recipes. Long grains of brown rice aren't as fluffy and tender, and short grains aren't as sticky. Brown rice also takes about twice as long to cook and has a much shorter shelf life (because of the oil in the germ). Keep it in a cool, dark place for not more than three months. Refrigeration can extend shelf life.
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