Local Flour

[Ali Reeves]

Does anybody know where we can buy local flour for breadmaking. I make bread every week and normally buy either Wessex flour (from Danestream farm shop) or Leckford flour from Waitrose, but would love something more local if it is available. I believe Eling Tide Mill sell flour, but do they have any outlets apart from having to travel all the way to them from Barton on Sea.

Ali

[Debby Lockey]

thanks for all this info - I'm now off to Setley to get some flour...

[Ali Reeves]

Thanks for the help. We did go to Setley on Saturday and buy some 1.5kg bags. If Eling do bigger bags it would definitely be worth the trip as I use 1kg a week to keep us in bread, so doesn't sound like there would be a problem with use by date.

[Sandra Barnett]

I know it's still a long way to travel but... we buy a 12kg bag from the tide mill and the 'use by' date last time was over 5 months away. You do need to check before you go that they've been able to mill and so have enough flour.

[Simon Parffett]

Setley ridge definatly sell the ealing tide brands. Head up the shop, left hand side, quite low on the shelves.

[SarahF]

Oh, and the other place to try is Setley Ridge Vineyard, they stock quite a lot of local produce.

[SarahF]

Ali, I would ask Jane Pownall or Sue Cole (both now signed up to the food challenge) they live in Minstead and I believe their village shop has just started to stock the flour from Eling Tide Mill. Sarah.