Golden Flaxseed; We grew Golden Flaxseed as a border crop to separate the various heirloom wheat varieties and found that it provides for interesting blends when milled with the wheat, adding flavor and nutrients.  Our current crop tested at 24.3% protein and 42% crude fat!  However, these are the some of the “good” types of fat such as omega 3 fatty acids. Flax is also great on cereal, on salads and included in baked goods, as a breading material with texture. The earliest evidence of humans using flax fibers as a textile was from 30,000 years ago while evidence of a domestic oil seed flax dates to 9000 years ago in Syria. Flax was cultivated extensively in ancient Egypt. Please see our website www.bellevalleyancientgrains.com for recipes and more! Please note that up to four of these 2.5# size packages will fit in a single USPS flat rate shipping box - this can save on shipping costs.

Please check out the recent episode about our operation on NewsCenter1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBFnAuhz6Jw

Our Endeavor; All of our grains non-GMO and are grown chemical free as we have used  zero pesticides in our 15 years of farming.  No herbicides are ever used for weed control but instead, crop rotation helps to control weeds.  No synthetic nitrogen fertilizer is used either - rotation to alfalfa, beans or lentils provides natural nitrogen.  None of these are new techniques but were methods used 100 years ago prior to herbicides and synthetic fertilizers.  We are a source of whole grain and fresh-milled flour, primarily ancient or heirloom varieties for those who would like to know exactly where their food comes from.

Six generations of farmers and millers in South Dakota. ​ Great grandparents Hans & Minnie Quarnberg began milling flour in South Dakota in the 1870s, later founding Tri-State Milling in 1913.  In 1889, there were over 300 flour milling companies in South Dakota, by the 1960s only Tri-State. With our three daughters, we are the fifth and sixth generations involved with milling or farming in South Dakota.