Dear friends and fellow bakers, I have a big announcement to make.

As you may have heard, we have just entered an incredibly exciting new chapter for True Grain. We've decided to partner with one of the finest bakeries and restaurants in Chicago, Baker Miller in Lincoln Square, to take this urban flour mill to the next level and bring these fresh flours to more Chicagoans. Our new, larger milling system is being installed in a back room, and we are finalizing details for sales, including direct purchasing from True Grain and retail through Baker Miller's walk-up window.

Our official launch will be Monday, May 25, and our flours will be available for purchase right at the window at Baker Miller, from 8am to 3pm. I'm also planning to have a channel in place to purchase directly from True Grain. (Not sure exactly how, yet. Possibly delivery. Let me know if you like that idea, or have any others.)

You can order right through the window from the sidewalk. If anyone is running low on flour, what better time to stock up than the official opening day of Chicago's new urban flour mill! (We have very careful social distancing measures in place, including line spacing and mandatory masks for customers. As you know, please stay home if you have any symptoms whatsoever.)

I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your incredible support during the gestation period of this business. You all showed up at my house to try flour milled at home by someone in your community, and the inertia that formed around that act of trust turned this into what it is today.

I believe there is a real future for local, urban flour milling. There is so much untapped creative potential in the production of these artisan flours, and I'm so excited to explore those possibilities unceasingly and bring the results to as many Chicagoans as I can, all the while supporting the best and most sustainable agriculture in the Midwest.

Happy Baking!
Benjamin Holland
truegrainartisanmilling.com
Social: @truegrainartisanmilling