<SHILOH FARMS Organic Hulless Barley is a versatile cereal grain with a chewy texture and rich, nutty flavor.

Hulless barley refers to a specific variety of barley in which the tough, inedible outer hull is only loosely connected to the kernel. Because the outer hull is so loosely adhered, when the grain is harvested in the field, the hull naturally falls off, reducing the need for additional processing to remove it. Because this product requires minimal cleaning, most of the bran and endosperm is left intact and the germ is present.>

This description indicates that this barley, while hulless, does have most of its bran and endosperm, which was probably removed from the previous hulless barley that you had. This is just a guess on my part.

You can read further description here. You probably want "hulled" barley instead of "hulless."

I think I did want hulled barley, but I couldn't find it; the only options Vitacost had were pearled or the hulless. And dealing with Amazon has just gotten nearly impossible.

The first link you provided, Lars, did give a complete description; unfortunately, it was not included at the Vitacost site.

And your second link explains it fully--a totally different variety, hulless being the cultivar description and nothing to do with how it is processed. Too bad the purchasing sites don't fully explain the product.

Thanks, Lars.

Just for information (they sell by the 50lb bag), Central Milling's are hulled, but not polished: https://centralmilling.com/product/organic-whole-barley/

This Granite Mill Farms has sprouted but are out of regular: https://granitemillfarms.com/product/barley-berries/

If you look on Amazon, as well, there are a number there.

I started looking on Amazon, but I forget why I decided not to buy there. More and more and get messages saying Amazon cannot deliver to my address. No idea why this should be. I'm in a small town, I get mail at the PO and every other delivery delivers to my house. But I can't remember if this is why I decided not to order the barley from amazon. I think I remember it all seemed outrageously expensive too. A pound generally lasts me a year.

The way ”free” delivery works is that it's included in the price. For many items it's part of the overhead, so the same price as local. For others, it bumps the price, but usually similar or better than when the shipping is separate. Independent ”marketplace” vendors set their own prices and rates, and some are outrageous and mostly there as placeholders, worth the trouble to fulfill if someone elects to choose outrageous.

Perhaps there may not be Amazon delivery drivers available in your area, lacey...?

They use USMail and UPS as well.

Seems that people with Prime can order the items Amazon says it can't deliver to me--even if those people live next door or just up the road. I often have to ask those friends to order it for me. Makes no sense at all, especially since other Amazon items get delivered just fine. And ordering free shipping items recently went from $25 to $35. I guess Jeff Bezos needs more pocket change.