MOTHER EARTH NEWS reader Monty Kaasch converted an elliptical trainer into the power source for a manual grain mill. Our love of good, whole-grain breads inspired my wife and me to buy a hand-powered, ...

RICHARDTON, N.D. - Stone Mill LLC seems to be an island of prosperity amid the stormy seas of agricultural commodity prices and trade woes. The Richardton food manufacturer is in what the food ...

The granite stones on the flour mill at Elmore Mountain Bread need sharpening, and the sifter could use an upgrade. But Andrew Heyn, who designed and built the mill, is too busy making stone mills for ...

ELMORE — As one of the oldest professions, grain-milling has undergone many revolutions over the years. The latest one is underway in a shed next to the bread bakery that Andrew Heyn and Blair Marvin ...

Chris Wright pours a bowl of wheat kernels into a stone grain mill, an appliance about the size of a coffee maker. With the flick of a switch, the mill rumbles to life, quickly turning the pebbly, ...

Oct. 24—Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of stories exploring the Valley's oldest buildings still in use. The series, a collaboration between The Daily Item, historical societies and ...