08/19/2026
I really don't like the *performative "local-washing" and "organic-washing" so I don't talk about it much, but if you're interested, let me tell you a little about where I'm sourcing some of my ingredients.
Morningstar Farm is located in Glover, VT and has been producing high-quality certified organic grains since 2004. As a very small baker, outside all delivery routes that get local farm products to smaller producers, I've had to hunt around a bit. I've been driving over to Glover, buying all of my whole wheat and rye flour from them for the last year or so and have been really happy with the quality, performance, and taste. I even got to meet the owner/farmer when I was picking up an order, and he showed me the New American Stone Mill they use to mill all the grain and talked to me about how it works. Pretty cool to get to know the steps that come before the flour.
Feel free to ask me anytime about my ingredients, why I source them where I do, and how I hope to improve in the future, because there's always something we can do better, and each little step is enough for now. To quote Edward Abbey, one of my all-time favorite authors: "Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast....a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure."
*I know, many businesses who talk about their local and organic ingredients are definitely not just doing it for marketing purposes. I just get annoyed by the ones who are so I hesitate to jump on the band wagon at the risk of seeing myself as one of them. But I've had a bunch of folks be interested in and excited by the fact that all my flour is organic and that I source at least some of it so locally. So I do want to share that with those who want to know.
