May 26, 2015 - 11:06am
Marias River Farm - Quality?
Hi,
Does anyone know about the wheat from Marias River Farm? They have a small web presence and their website says they are 5th generation wheat farmers... http://www.mariasriverfarms.com/products.php.
At 25 lb for $30 for Dark Northern Spring (Hard Red) Wheat berries, it seems like a pretty good deal, and they said "chemical-free" grains, but I emailed to ask about what exactly that means and how they deal with pests/insects.
A user named GrainLover posted a link to their site, but I haven't heard anything from anyone else, so I wanted to get people's opinions about it.
Please chime in with feedback, if you can speak from experience! Thanks!
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In case anyone was wondering...they emailed back the very next day, with a very thoughtful and thorough response about pests and chemical-free growing.What great customer service!
I ended up buying this wheat. It arrived promptly and in some food grade heavy duty bags, 12.5 lbs x 2 bags. I milled the berries in my new Komo Fidibus, and wow, the flour is so fragrant! I love it! I couldn't wait for my sourdough to hurry and get lively again, so I made scallion pancakes. Believe it or not, whole wheat scallion pancakes can taste rather amazing...it's totally the flour.
I strongly strongly recommend Marias River Farms for a wheat berries source.