AHHHH So happy to have found this forum! What a GREAT place to throw around ideas!

I am a whole wheat crack head and have so many questions it is not even funny!

Where to start?  hehe

First off, I am located in Pensacola Florida which is a "Wheat-AWAY" zone as far as I can see.  We have a local bakery here The Bread of Life which is good but it is not as cheap as anyone else out there in Montana or Idaho or where ever you can order it and pay for shipping.

Just thought I would start out asking a few quick questions before I read every post in here!  hehe

1) in terms of mills, is the kitchen aid adaptor any good at all?  I was wondering if I should buy a mill or just get the adaptor for the kitchenaid?  I would guess the mill is probably better and if that is the case, for personal use, are there any suggestions?

2) Anyone out there at all and I know this is a tall order but anyone know where they will either ship cheap and offer good wheat berries or does anyone know anywhere in teh northern florida pan handle that has a good price for the wheat?

Looking forward to reading all the posts and asking a few more questions!

Newfie guy!

To all of you laddies and gentleman interested in our mill. . The Lee Household mill is indeed still manufactured here at our facility in Milwaukee, WI

Contact: TomThreher electro_mechano@sbcglobal.net

Phone: 1 414 247 1127, 

3712 W. Elm St., Milwaukee, WI 53209,

Hello, I am wondering if anyone knows of mills that sell their organic products retail in reasonable sizes.  I am looking for a variety of organic flours and whole and cracked grains, as well as meals.  My son has a life-threatening allergy to nuts, and most flours I've found so far are either processed or packaged witn nuts, or both.  I cannot buy from bulk bins as the risk of cross-contamination with nuts (through poorly cleaned bins and customers using wrong scoops) is too high.  Therefore, I have been looking to buy directly from mills, so I am sure that the products are nut-safe.  A lot of them will only sell in 25 pound bags and more, which is OK for some products, but many products I need to buy in smaller quantities (1- 5 lbs).

I have been buying from http://dakota-prairie.com, which is a mill that sells wonderful organic flours retail, but they do not have any whole/cracked grains.  I found Anson Mills, Great River Organic Milling and Bluebird Grain Farms today, but again, they do not have most of the things I am looking for.  If you know of any mills that sells organic products retail by phone or on-line, please please let me know.

I live in Massachusetts, where, unfortunately, grains are generally not grown and/or milled.  All the organic brands available here (Arrowhead Mills, Bob's Red Mill, King Arthur except for 5-lb bags) are not nut-safe.

Best wishes and thank you in advance for your advice,

Yulika