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.

Shop Maine Grains

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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Maine Roots

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.

Ancient Organic Kamut® is here!
Fresh off the mill stones.
Contact us for ordering details.

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We were honored to share the company of so many amazing food leaders and producers last night that are changing the landscape of good food in America. At the Hearst Theater in San Francisco, we accepted a Good Food award for our Maine Grains organic corn polenta and organic farro on behalf of all of our hard working staff, farmers, and partners.

The humbling Dolores Huerta opened the evening reminding us that we have the power to create a food system that is good for all. She is the winner of a Presidential medal of freedom, the Eleanor Roosevelt award for human rights, and is the founder of the United Farm Workers Union. The beloved farm-to-table chef Alice Waters introduced author and food activist Michael Pollan, who has arguably had the most impact on the food system of any living American. He reminded us all that the everyday choices we make when we form and grow good food businesses is disrupting big business as we know it, and in fact creating a better world with every small step. A leader in making “organic” a household word, Nell Newman of Newman’s Own and the
Wholesome Wave Foundation was on hand to adorn is with our medals.

Thank you Good Food Foundation for adding good GRAINS to your category line up this year!

Shout out to the other Maine Winners 🏅 Allagash Brewing Company, Speckled Ax coffee, Dean’s Sweets, Posto Bello, and Atlantic Sea Farms. You all help make Maine a great place to live, work, play, and EAT!

Off to showcase these good grains all weekend! 🌾
#goodfoodfdn #10yearsofgoodfood #goodgrains #goodfood #fairfood #sanfrancisco #michaelpollan #omnivoresdilemma #alicewaters #nellnewman #wholesomewavefoundation #doloreshuerta #allagashbrewing #speckledaxcoffee #deanssweets #atlanticseafarms #postobello #polenta #farro #localgrains #organicgrains #maine #visitmaine #visitskowhegan

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Baked Maine Grains oatmeal- in jars! Ready for transport tomorrow.

#bakedoatmeal #oats #onthego #healthy #glutenfree

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This sweet brew is now sporting a can. Buy it in #maine, and our friends at #allagashbrewing will donate profits to the non-profit #maingrainalliance to support the revival of Maine’s grain economy.

Sixteen Counties, named after the sixteen counties of Maine, is made entirely with oats, wheat and malt from *MAINE* !! #mainecraftbeer #dirigo #ilead #bcorp #businessforgood #skowhegan

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A new addition to our line up: CROP ROTATION BEANS! Find them online or in our dry goods shop. Why beans? Because grains and beans work magically together on the farm. Growing beans in rotation with grains builds the healthiest soils.

#organicgrains #beans #croprotation #regenerativeagriculture #organic #soil

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An inmate named “Perry” used to make biscuits in the kitchen of this old jail which now houses our Grist Mill. We carry on the tradition every Saturday, using Maine Grains freshly milled flour to serve customers at the Miller’s Table at Maine Grains and our community.
#millerstablemaine #perrysbiscuits #jailhouseturnedgristmill

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All good reasons to #visitskowhegan at #mainegrains

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*FREE* Gift Wrapping all this week and next for items purchased in the Maine Grains Dry Goods Store. Let us help you get prepared for the holidays! We have all the fixings.
Next door in our onsite cafe, @millerstablemaine, there will be craft beer and cocktail specials,

@crookedfacecreamery is here selling award winning cheeses,

Browse @peacelovehappyknits yarn store while we wrap your gifts!

And don’t forget- 5% of all proceeds from the Maine Grains Dry Goods Store is donated to support the Heritage Seed Restoration Project of the @mainegrainalliance 🌾

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Inspired by #storycooking who was inspired by the #flourambassador, I followed my instincts last night and used puréed pumpkin from the garden and our Maine Grains spelt flour to prepare a batch of sourdough biscuit dough. Baked the off this morning before we all split for work and school. Easy! Delicious! These are made without eggs, just baking powder and sourdough for leavening (because the hens are laying less in these dark days of winter in Maine!). Serve with butter 🧈 and blueberry jam 😋

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Let it snow!

#holidaystrollparade #skowhegan

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Dough scrapers, homemade Holiday Crackers that pop open to reveal grainy good prizes inside, books, books, and more bread books for your favorite bakers! 5% of proceeds from our Maine Grains Dry Goods Store support the #mainegrainalliance Heritage Seed Restoration Project, this season and all year long.

#holiday #shoplocal #localgrains #skowhegan #visitskowhegan

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