“The mill worked beautifully.”
November 2022 We received this note from our lovely Whidbey Island customers: “Thank you! We love our new mill – after picking it up we went home and baked three loaves of bread. The mill worked beautifully.” Laurie and Mike Davis
Read MoreOwner Since 2008: Happy with Performance and Durability
We received this wonderful letter from Kai Moessle of Little Falls, New York. He says: “I am writing to let you know how happy I am with the performance and durability of your grain mill. I bought mine directly from you as a “scratch and dent” special in 2008. I have yet to find the…
Read MoreLack of Whole Grains is Killing Us
This article provides important insight into the necessity of eating whole grain foods. Read the article here.
Read More“This mill has my highest respect and approval.”
We received a letter from one of our wonderful customers who has owned the mill for 18 months and uses it almost daily to hand grind her wheat. Malissa writes: Malissas Letter to CLGM “We had known about this mill for about two years. And we were so desperate. We had to get something. Our…
Read MoreTip for Installing Short Key
Recently, a customer emailed us with an easy tip for installing the short key when the spring auger is providing too much pressure to easily install with the flat of a screwdriver. Required Tools: 2 crescent wrenches, the adjustment knob that comes with the mill Steps: Put 2 crescent wrenches in front of the spring…
Read MoreBench Grinder Country Living Conversion
We recently received an email from Richard Martin, who kindly shared photographs of his beautiful bench-grinder conversion. Here are his letter and photographs: Thought you guys might get a kick out of this setup. I had an old bench grinder stand sitting around the shop that I was tired of tripping over. I rigged up…
Read MoreThe Truth About Gluten Free
From Radio Health Journal, aired on 6/26/2016: Going gluten-free is very popular, but a new study finds that if you don’t have celiac disease, there’s no point in it. In fact, it may even hurt you. The 25-year study in the journal BMJ (British Medical Journal) shows that people who eat the lowest levels of…
Read MoreNon-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity May Be Mythical
Since the 2011 Gluten-Intolerance study at Monash University, unscrupulous opportunists have seized upon the findings and turned their gluten-free products into a 15 billion dollar a year industry. This promotion of gluten and wheat in general as unhealthful was aided and abetted by such books as Grain Brain and Wheat Belly, which made a number…
Read MoreThe Truth Behind Low-Carbohydrate Diets
We found this excellent article that debunks some of the common myths about whole grain. The bottom line is that whole grains are good for you and can prevent serious ailments like diabetes and heart disease. Here is a snippet from the article but be sure and read the whole thing at The Smoke and Mirrors Behind…
Read MoreUsing the Grain Mill to Make Tempeh
Here in Hawaii at the Maui Tempeh Company, Jaime is cracking soybeans to prepare them for tempeh. He is using the Country Living Grain Mill (on the wood shelf) and his bicycle to do the job! Tempeh is a traditional soy product originating from Indonesia. It is made by a natural culturing and controlled…
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