2021 - Volume #45, Issue #2, Page #06
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Homestead Operates Vintage Gristmill
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The gristmill was originally used until 1918 and then sat unused until 2000. At that point, the hand-hewn, timber frame mill was disassembled and rebuilt at its new home. Completely restored, the millstones are still powered by a water wheel.
Mill products are used by the members of the community on their small homesteads that are part of Homestead Heritage’s 550-acre farm. The various non-GMO, chemical free or organic wheats and yellow and white corn ground in the mill are grown on the farm or elsewhere in Texas. Blue corn is sourced from a farm in New Mexico.
The farm’s craft village is set up to accommodate tourists and groups with working craft shops, classes and hands-on exhibits. In a typical (non Covid-19) year, it hosts 40,000 visitors plus another 20,000 during the Homestead Fair at Thanksgiving. In addition, 5,000 to 6,000 students tour the farm and village each year.
Visitors can watch the milling process and buy milled grain flours and mixes or eat foods using the mill’s products in the village restaurant. Products are also available from the Homestead Gristmill’s online store. A 10-lb. package of stone-ground, certified organic, whole white wheat flour is priced at $17.75. Most mixes and specialty products like grits are available as well.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Homestead Gristmill, 800 Dry Creek Rd., Waco, Texas 76705 (ph 254 829-2135; info@homesteadgristmill.com; www.homesteadgristmill.com).
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