The Mill at Naga Bakehouse: Our small batch, stone ground flour mill partners directly with regional farmers to grow local grains that we mill into delicious, nutrient dense flour. Our three prong mission is to create “Good Food”, to regenerate the land and to reinvigorate our rural economy by shortening the distance between the farmer, the miller and the baker. Since Vermatzah’s inception, we have used Vermont grown grains to produce our matzah. This year, we’ll be using grains grown by our hyper-local farmers and processing those grains right here in our own newly created mill facility. An exciting chapter of the Vermatzah story!
We work directly with regional farms, food hubs and big thinkers. Our goal is to enable a regional food system that provides 30% of the food needs of the Northeast’s 45 million residents by 2030.
Why Local Flour? After decades of disinvestment in grain production and processing, we are now in the midst of a regional grain revival. We are witnessing a re-birth of interest in all things local, including grains, beans and flour. A re-localized food system provides us with better food and vibrant farms all while creating jobs, sequestering carbon and regenerating the soil.
Regenerative agriculture means using practices that leave the land better than it was before and building soil health by:
– minimizing soil disturbance
– mimicking natural practices
– encouraging beneficial life in the soil
– utilizing appropriate crop rotations
– using cover crops (live roots in the soil year round)
– re-integrating animals onto the land
Regenerative is the new buzzword, but what does it actually mean to us? At The Mill at Naga Bakehouse regenerative agriculture means GOOD FOOD which we define as “nutritious food produced in a way that helps our health, helps our farmers, helps our rural communities and helps our environment.”
Forget the large roller mills of the midwest. Forget commodity flour that is bleached, bromated and chemically enriched. Instead follow our wholesome, small batch flour from the plate back through the mill to the farm where it began. Eat Good Food and Enjoy!