The Grain Innovatos panel at the Asheville Bread Fest this year was a great forum for discussing our regional grain economy. Our own Caroline Lindley contributed to the group, which was moderated by Amy Halloran and included Dr. Erin Mckenney of NC State, Sharon Burns-Leader of Bread Alone, Stephanie Swane of Modernist Bread, Amy Poirer-a small grains wheat farmer in NC, and Jennifer Lapidus of Carolina Ground. They discussed the growth of our regional grain economy and the connection between farmer, miller, baker and we would add consumer. Read more to hear about this awesome discussion.

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We had a great time at the Asheville Artisan Bread Festival this year! We got to catch up with so many great bakers and meet new baking enthusiasts as well. We tasted awesome sourdough breads from every vendor, had pretzels made with our flour, and ate some awesome pizza made by Peter Reinhart. Our own Caroline Lindley was also a part of a panel of grain innovators. Read more to hear about Super Sprout™ Einkorn waffles, the master class, and what we found at the Asheville Bread Fest!

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As revealed in our previous blogposts, we are excited to now offer our customers 100% Certified Organic Whole Grain Einkorn Flour and 100% Organic Super Sprout™ Sprouted Einkorn Flour. Let’s talk more about what’s actually in einkorn and some interesting new research about sprouted products that tells us what we can likely expect from Super Sprout™ Einkorn Flour.

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This week on the blog, we have a guest post by our Senior Lab Technician (and new baker!) about her experience baking for the first time with a recipe using baker’s percentages. Do you have questions about how baker’s formulas work? Look no further!

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Einkorn Available Now! (Super Sprout™ Einkorn and Whole Grain Einkorn)

The Big Reveal: Whole Grain Einkorn & Super Sprout™ Einkorn Flour

Lindley Mills is excited to introduce our newest products, Whole Grain Einkorn and Super Sprout™ Sprouted Einkorn Flour. Both of these products are made out of 100% Certified Organic, whole grain einkorn and make incredible golden bread and cookies. Read more to learn about this ancient, heritage grain!

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Western North Carolina Visits so far! 

We were so excited to get to visit a few of our customers in Western North Carolina during the first part of 2019! We wanted to share a few shots of what we enjoyed and let you know where you can go to eat some great bread if you are headed that way! We will be back in Asheville soon for the Bread Fest, but are always happy to hear from our customers and their customers, so if you've enjoyed visiting one of these awesome places, let us know!

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