From the Mill
Stories about grain, farming, and the people behind your flour.
The True Cost of Cheap Flour
Commodity flour is cheap because someone else pays the bill. Here's what that actually looks like, and what happens to the math when you use flour that doesn't externalize its costs.
Read more →Building Out Woodson's Mill: What a Federal Grant Is Funding
In December 2025, Deep Roots Milling received a $99,616 VDACS RFSI Equipment Only Grant. Here's what it's paying for and what it means for the mill.
Read more →What the 2026 Farm Bill Means for Mills Like Ours
Congress passed a farm bill with some genuinely good-sounding programs for local food systems. The funding tells a different story.
Read more →Why Woodson's Mill Matters: Virginia's Only Commercial Water-Powered Flour Mill
In 1870, there were 22,573 flour mills in the United States. Today there's a handful. One of them is on the Piney River in Nelson County, Virginia, and it's where we make your flour.
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