Mill Green bread and flour: the benefits

The benefits to your health, the environment and our community from Mill Green organic wholemeal flour

Wholemeal flour by natural power

wheat to flour

Mill Green Flour: Better for the Environment

We use grain from organic farms, which usually have more wildlife than non-organic farms, and aim to use less energy and cause less pollution. (Organic Farming magazine, Spring 2007, p.40)
Organic farming also provides more jobs, keeping the countryside alive, precisely because it is more labour-intensive than conventional farming. (Organic Farming magazine, Spring 2007, p.40)
Food and farming contribute 18% of the UK greenhouse gas emissions ... over half of the emissions from farming come from nitrous oxide (310 times more powerful as a greenhouse gas than CO2), largely from the manufacture and use of nitrogen fertiliser. In contrast, organic farming uses the power of the sun to fix nitrogen naturally in plants. (Organic Farming magazine, Spring 2007, p.40)
When you buy Mill Green flour you're also reducing food miles (pollution caused by the movement of food) because we sell nearly all our flour locally.

Mill Green is proud to be the heart of heritage for Welwyn Hatfield community. We've been here nearly a thousand years in one form or another!
We keep alive the centuries-old tradition of milling by water power. Our Millers are passionate about flour. Come and chat to them and find out for yourself.
The historic watermill is a beautiful places to visit, and a great place to enjoy a day out with friends or family. We offer cream teas served by volunteers on Sunday afternoons, including scones made locally with our own flour, and all money raised supports the mill and museum.

Many people want to eat foods which contain fewer pesticides, chemicals or additives. Mill Green flour is pure, simple and organic. Nothing is put in. Nothing, except some coarse bran, is taken out. Many people feel that this is beneficial for their health.
You can see exactly where your Mill Green flour has come from, and even chat to the person who mills it for you.
You can trace your bread right back to the organic wheat that we mill. We keep full Soil Association records for every batch.
Home made food is happy food! Nothing feels better than baking and eating your own bread.
Download the PDF file of an interesting article on wholemeal bread from The Food Magazine, January 2007 HERE, With thanks to www.foodcomm.org.uk
For a great guide to all things bread related, see the artisan baker Andrew Whiteley's website and book courses at www.breadmatters.com
You can also buy Mill Green bread at many branches of Simmon's Bakery, across Hertfordshire. www.simmonsbakers.com

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We offer all day bread making courses for individuals or groups.
You will learn to bake a wholemeal cottage loaf and a soda bread, using Mill Green flour.
All materials and equipment are provided.
Courses cost £35
Email: museum@welhat.gov.uk to find out when the next course is running.

To find out more

Visit www.tcmg.org.uk to learn more about traditional mills and milling!