Homestead Gristmill

If you’re a baker, the Homestead Gristmill is a must visit. An old water-​powered stone mill was transported from New Jersey to here, and has been running since 2002. They actually have 3 or so mills in the building, of various sizes, and they’re in use to make a variety of flours for sale on site. The wheats are locally grown without chemicals (pretty much organic, but without the certification): hard red, hard white, pastry, sifted/​unsifted. They also have buckwheat, Kamut, rye, spelt, barley, cut oats, farro, flax, blue corn grits, multicolor popcorn, semolina, and mixes for quickbreads (pancakes, muffins, etc), some of them gluten-​free.
Check out the breads and pastries in the café building that make great use of the flours. The folks there (Artisan Oven) have a portable wood-​fired oven they use to make their rustic sourdough breads on Saturday and for making pizza at the Waco farmers market.