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it’s taking 7-14 days for orders to ship once placed.
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We appreciate your patronage and patience, we are honored to feed you wholesome local grains!

We believe that a gristmill is at the heart of turning the many and varied contributions of a community into sustenance for all.

Introducing Crop Rotation
Organic Dry Beans

Grown in the Northeast in rotation with grains.

"Eat food. Not too much.
Mostly plants."

– Michael Pollan

From philosopher to physician, we now know that eating more plant- based food nourishes our bodies and our land.

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From Jailhouse to Gristmill

Learn about the unusual story behind the former county jail transforming a blighted part of downtown
Skowhegan into a thriving food hub and community gathering place.

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Come and see us

Visit the mill for one of our free tours and dine at our onsite cafe. You will see how grain is cleaned, sorted and prepared. Watch our team at work. See the beautiful stone mills in action and smell the unmistakable aroma of freshly milled flour.

The people of Maine are just like our landscape- rugged, resilient & industrious. We fix what’s broken. Learn about the new generation of thought leaders, farmers, & food producers revitalizing our grain economy, from the ground up.

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The people of Maine are just like our landscape- rugged, resilient & industrious. We fix what’s broken. Learn about the new generation of thought leaders, farmers, & food producers revitalizing our grain economy, from the ground up.

We're Good Food Award winners
for our Organic Polenta & Pearled Farro!
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These. Guys. Rock. 💪🏻 #mainecraftdistilling
#maine #dirigo #covid19

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With all of the freshly milled stone ground flour flying out our doors to all of you at home COVID-baking- this is a good time to remind about the difference between stoneground flour and roller milled white flour: -Stone ground flour is as it sounds, flour that is made by passing grain kernels between two large stones that are spinning in opposite directions and grinding the kernels into a lively, light, whole meal flour. When setting up our Grist Mill, we opted for stone milling machinery from Austria because it is the traditional method, grinding the flour at cool temperatures and distributing the vital natural oils throughout the flour, preserving attributes of the grain that lend themselves to nutritious products, and natural fermentation baking. -Roller milling is how white flour is made. Hydrated grain kernels pass between steel rolls several times in order to sheer the endosperm away from the bran coat of the grain. In doing this, the resulting flour can then be passed through aspirators and sieves to fully separate the bran from the white endosperm, with exacting separation of the endosperm, bran, germ, and farina particles (think Cream of Wheat) particles of the grain.
At the end of a roller milling process, industrial millers add back in powdered nutrients in the US as many of the essential particles of the grain that hold nutrition have been removed. We know now that the removal of those essential parts of grain can cause birth defects and other nutrient deficiencies.

When we stone grind our flour at Maine Grains, we sell both 100% whole-grain flour, as well as sifted flours which we consider “all purpose“. Unlike white flour however, you will still see microscopic particles of bran in our sifted flour. This is because (and we think this is a good thing) while we are able to remove some of the largest particles of bran, we cannot remove all of the bran in a stone ground flour. This means that the crumb of any bread made with our all purpose flour will have a creamy color, and much more flavor!
Remember, that the microscopic amount of bran absorbs liquid in a recipe, especially the longer a dough sits. Just add a splash more liquid as needed!

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Delivered to your door- Freshly-milled organic and heritage grains, milled in Maine. Visit mainegrains.com

Wheat * Oats * Rye * Spelt * Corn * Buckwheat * Farro * Heritage * Baking books and tools
#flour #organic #bake #sourdough #grains #knowyourmiller #knowyourfarmer #maine #wheat #oats #corn #spelt #heritagegrains #buckwheat #farro #baketoconnect #mainegrainalliance #kneadingconference #stayhome #covid19

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One day at a time.
Eat good food.
Center your inner badger.

#covid_19 #badgerbalm #socialdistancing #centering #balance #essentials

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🍁 It’s maple boiling season here in Maine and while we’ve had to cancel our community festivals around this sweet syrup, there’s no reason to stop having fun!

We’re reposting our 1951 recipe for Basic Pancakes that comes right out of our well loved Joy of Cooking. You can use absolutely any of the Maine Grains flours in this recipe with delicious results. see the link in our bio.

And why stop at round?! #mainegrains #pancakes #joyofcooking #cookingwithkids #mainemaple

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Our friends at DIG in NYC are OPEN, feeding essential workers and those at home with contactless, free delivery.

Maine Grains works closely with DIG to provide them with our Good Food Award-winning organic Farro for delicious, nutritious grain bowls and plant-forward meals.

Not everyone can stock up on food, so for every bowl purchased online, DIG is donating a meal to local organizations across the cities they serve- #boston #nyc #Brooklyn #ryebrook #philadelphia
Please support Maine Grains, by supporting DIG restaurants. ♥️ Order online at
https://www.diginn.com

#diginn #farro #goodfoodawards2020 #goodgrains #grainbowl #plantbaseddiet #stayhome #covid_19

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There’s a bake storm going on out there!

If you live in central Maine and you are looking for some free sourdough starter- track down our friends #elliemarkovitch
and Cat Morrow at #legacyacres who will be sharing their wild yeast cultures with anyone who would like some.

@EllieMarkovitch #storycooking will have Sourdough starters available for pick up Thursday March 26th at Tiller and Rye, 20 S Main St, Brewer, ME 04412

Cat Morrow @LegacyAcres is also sharing starters in the Farmstand in Kenduskeag anytime!

And if you don’t live in Maine and would like some dehydrated wild sourdough starter, just shoot us a message at info@mainegrains.com and we’ll happily send you some!

#bakestorm #baketoconnect #wildyeast #sourdough #maine #covidbaking #bake

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Good grains and dry goods in all kinds of forms. Dry Goods Shop here at Maine Grains is open for provisions, M-F 10-4, Sat 9-2.

#drygoods #goodgrains #sfoglini #skowhegan #keepcalm #carryout #bake #cook

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Sheltering in my office for lunch- plenty of work- and healthy TO-GO options from the cafe here at the gristmill, The Miller’s Table. 😋

This hummus is made from our organic yellow peas, grown right here in Maine. Did you know that growing legumes and pulses like peas in rotation with grains is perfect for maintaining weed-free fields and optimum soil health?

To make this hummus, simply soak the dried peas overnight. Pour off the water in the morning and add fresh water and a little salt. Bring to a boil and then simmer until tender. Strain and process in a food processor or blender with a clove of garlic, a splash of extra-virgin olive oil, a splash of lemon juice, a dash of salt and a little water until the hummus is as creamy as you’d like it.
Not only is this a perfect example of how to eat in harmony with your region, but protein is critical for immune function and good health, while garlic-lemon-and olive oil are full of health benefits as well!

Why not try this easy cooking project at home?! mainegrains.com

#millerstablemg #croprotation #organic #localgrains #yellowpeas #maine

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We know an organic grain grower who also takes care of bees. His bees make delicious honey that goes into this immune boosting elderberry elixir. This good stuff always has been, and still is a favorite way that we fend off the flu during winters in Maine.

Available in our Dry Goods Shop, along with good grains, herbal teas from Maine and more. Open M-F 10-4, Sat 9-2 and online.
#elderberrysyrup #fighttheflu #stayhealthy

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