I just discovered whole wheat flour, organically grown in northeastern Colorado, stone ground in Kersey (east of Greeley). The brand is Wheat Land Farms, and I found it at Whole Foods in Fort Collins, though it may be available at other stores.
They proudly say on the package that it was grown and processed without fertilizers, chemical pesticides, herbicides or fumigants. And since it is organic, it cannot be GMO. They grow the wheat themselves as well as grinding it.
I bought a bag, although I can't eat wheat due to celiac disease. I'm keeping it in a cool place so it will last. My DH can eat wheat, so I will use this flour to make items for him, such as Pizza (his favorite food) and bread.
In fact, I'm now all set to make pizza with Windsor Dairy's fresh mozzarella, pesto I made last summer with Cresset Farm basil and garlic, buffalo Italian sausage from Rocky Plains, and some tomato paste I have on hand. I can decorate it with rosemary and thyme from my indoor herb plants. My mouth is watering just thinking about it (I will make a gluten-free crust for myself).
NEXT year, I'm going to get a bushel of local tomatoes when they are ripe, and make my own spaghetti sauce, tomato paste, and salsa. My on-hand tomato paste and spaghetti sauce is almost gone. A bushel of tomatoes, and a good day of work in the kitchen, will produce all that we'll use over the next winter.
Not being able to just run to the grocery store for whatever you want makes you think: hmmmmm, next year I'm going to get ________ and put it up for the winter. And I'm definitely going to plant some peas in my garden.
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Lynnet, I cannot find anything on line about Wheat Land Farms. Is there a telephone number on your package so I can call and ask where I can obtain some close to Boulder? I haven't seen any local flour at our Whole Foods, but I will ask there too.
Myrto
I don't believe that Wheat Land Farms has a website. There is no phone number on the package.
Address:
Wheat Products Inc
Box 10
Kersey CO 80644
You could try contacting Whole Foods. If it's not at the Boulder store, they should be able to get it.
I fixed pizza for my husband tonight with the whole wheat flour.
Hi Lynnet,
Good news, I found WheatLand flour on the shelves at King Soopers. I'll be working on a whole wheat version of the no-knead bread tonight.
Susan
Thanks, Susan. That's great!
After making the first pizza for my hubby (I can't eat wheat), I found that the bran content of the flour is pretty high. I went to the flea market and got a sifter (how many years has it been since I had a sifter???). I sift the flour first, which reduces it enough to make a really wonderful pizza crust. I don't know if my bag has especially high bran content, or if it's all that way. It's been ages since I baked with wheat flour.
I'm not sure what I'll do when my stock of gluten-free flours are gone. I'm certainly not going to find tapioca and rice flour around here. Maybe amaranth?
My bag of Wheat Land Flower has no expiration date on it. Or, for that matter, no number markings to be able to ask someone at the source when it expires. Does anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks,
Linda
Wheat Land apparently doesn't have a website. At least, I haven't been able to find anything. I do know that Whole Foods Boulder doesn't carry it. So far as I know, only the WF in Fort Collins has it. A friendly WF employee told me that the company is run by a real nice guy named Dale but that he's pretty quiet. The product is indeed local and all the other things the bag claims. I was even told that King Arthur brand flour sometimes buys grain from Dale. I recently switched to Wheat Land because I too eat only what I can get in Colorado, the closer the better. When I discovered Wheat Land I almost thought it was too good to be true.
FYI, if you're interested in raw, local milk, you should check out Taft Hill Dairy. The farmer is really nice and he's up near Fort Collins. I visit the farm every two weeks and I drink the milk and make butter and cheese from the cream. Read up on raw milk. The nutrition and taste are superior to the processed stuff. Far too much to write here.
By the way, I stumbled across your blog while searching for information on Wheat Land Farms.
I WAS LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR WHEAT LAND FARMS--SAW AN ARTICLE IN A JOHN DEERE MAGAZINE FROM THE PAST ON THIS COMPANY. I WAS CURIOUS BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW WHEAT COMPANY HERE IN NORTH DAKOTA CALLED "DAKOTA FAMILY MILL", WE RAISE & GRIND HARD WHITE SPRING WHEAT ON OUR FARMS, BUT THIS IS NOT ORGANIC. FOR YOUR INTEREST OUR INTERENT ADDRESS IS: www.dakotafamilymill.com THIS WHEAT SHOULDN'T BE CONFUSED WITH HARD RED SPRING WHEAT-AS THIS IS THE WHEAT IN WHICH MOST OF THE BREADS IN THE USA ARE MADE FROM, WE HAVE SEVERAL MIXES AVAILABLE-BESIDES A PACKAGED FLOUR. THANK YOU, JDBOB!
Hi! I found your blog looking for information about Wheat Land Farms, who really need a website, judging by all of us who are searching for them.
At any rate, I bought a bag of their whole wheat flour at the Boulder Whole Foods today - perhaps thanks to someone who has already commented here.
Now to make myself some no-knead bread as well!
I am friends with the owner of Wheat Land Farms adn we are working on getting him up a website for his products if any body has any questions about how to contact him plaese e-mail me for the time being at chasityfls@hotmail.com until we get him up and running!!
If you are interested in contacting Wheat Land Farms the e-mail address is WheatLandFarms@hotmail.com we are still working on getting a website up and running
I am baking bread today and found a lot of stones/black chunks in the dough. You had better sift the flour first. I will try to contact the seller.
Pat
Pat, I'd encourage you to contact the grower.
I've been sifting the flour anyway since the bran content is higher than we're used to.
Lynnet
Wonderful article on local whole wheat flour.
I found this website useful for Herb Gardening tips http://www.herbgardeningtoday.com. I think you guys will find it interesting too.
Thanks,
Jack - Herb garden plants
Hi Lynnet!
Thank you very much for a great blog.
Do you still have the phone number handy, please, for Wheat Products Inc. in Kersey?
Also, I would love to talk to you about making pizza with ingredients all within 100 miles of my area too, please.
If you're available, I can be reached at your convenience at 970.544.5079 or at foodforthoughtinc@gmail.com.
Thanks so much!
All the best,
-Rob
I have a 5 Lb bag of Wheatland Farms whole wheat flour and noticed no expiration date on the package. I also sifted out some small lentil sized black things that appeared to be rocks, but later disintgrated into mush. I'm not sure I want to know what they were, but hope that the baking process killed any bacteria associated with them.
Apparently King Soopers (since they were conglommed by Kroger)no longer stocks Wheat Land Farms flour, even on request.
Looking for other sources. Any suggestions?
D Hansen
This has been the post that has gotten the most comments. Since I started the local food buying coop, I've been getting my flour that way. You can try Golden Organics (they have a website) in Arvada; they have nice Colorado wheat flour available, both whole and white. They are a wholesaler, and have great prices for organic staples.
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