Crumb Trail

Greenfield Mills

Last week at the Salomon Farm Market, I found out about another mill in our area.  You
have no idea how much finding out something like this pleases me.  Greenfield Mills is
located in Howe, IN which is in LaGrange county.  A bit of a drive for some of you, but
well worth it.  However, if you check out their web site for stores in your area you will
find a listing for most counties and then cities, with the addresses and phone numbers
of the stores that carry their products.  In Ft. Wayne their products can be found here:

           Three Rivers Food Co-op, 1612 Sherman Blvd, 424-8812 (carries Pastry Flour
            and pancake mixes, "can probably get other items if we ask")

           White Swan IGA, 9149 Lima Rd, 489-3612

The Rinkels offer 100 different products, which include many different types of flour,
pancake mixes, cornmeal, batter mixes, popcorn, and homemade noodles.

The mill has an interesting history, check it out on their home page and their about us
page.  It was built in 1834 and has been owned by the Rinkel family since 1904, thus
the Rinkel name in their web address www.newrinkelflour.com.  I asked the family if their
grains were grown locally, and this is what Amanda wrote.  "We try to buy all grain locally,
we purchase grain usually with in a 100 mile radius.  Being so close to Michigan and
Ohio, some of our grain comes from there.  In the Organic [pastry and pancake flours]
the sources are more limited and come from as far as Missouri and Wisconsin, but we
try to get as much as possible locally.  The corn is also from local sources." 

Enjoy their products, I am.

 

Wilmot Milling Company

Ohh...here is something I am excited about.  Now, remember, I am a fledgeling
"locavore" yet this really has drawn me in.  A local food source for grain.  From my
dabbling in this, it seems that for many, one of the most difficult products to find that is
of utmost importance in our diets, is locally grown and processed grain.  Without it no
bread, no cookies, cakes, pancakes, polenta, oatmeal, cereal, or crackers.

So, we are very fortunate to have the Wilmot Milling Company, in Pierceton, IN.  Owned by
Howard & Karen Luehres, the mill grinds only grains.  On their web site they state that
they "believe in marketing only whole grain flours and meals.  All our wheat products are
whole wheat, which includes the bran, wheat germ and wheat starch.  All of these things
are needed for proper nutrition.  Likewise our cornmeal is un-degerminated.  And our rye
is a dark rye.  Nothing is ever sifted out of our grains, as this would remove essential
vitamins and other nutrients.  Here at Wilmot Mill we do not use preservatives to keep our
product fresh instead we grind weekly, to order, and keep all product refrigerated or frozen.
We strive to ship all flours and meals within 48 hours of grinding.  We also do not use any
insecticides here at the mill."

Included on their website are wonderful recipes developed by Pat Johnson a former Wilmot
owner.

I am really excited about this and will be purchasing their whole wheat flour and rye flour as
soon as I am able to get out and about.  I just want to try freshly ground flours and see
what difference it makes.  I will let you know the outcome in a future post.

Wilmot Milling Company
2978 South State Road 5-57
Pierceton, IN 46562
1-800-387-1804