Check out mainegrains.com/shop to find Maine-grown grains, legumes and plenty of other baking, kitchen and home goods.
ORGANIC OATS VARIETY THREE-PACK
This trio comes with old fashioned rolled oats, cracked oats (like steel-cut) and oat groats. Cook rolled oats and cracked oats as you would oatmeal, while gluten-free oat groats can be cooked like rice and used like a salad grain. $27.95, varying weights per bag.
ORGANIC BEANS VARIETY FOUR-PACK
Grain farmers rotate their crops with beans to create a diverse environment in their soil. Maine Grains offers their four most popular varieties in one order: Marfax, black, Jacob’s cattle and pinto beans. $30.95, 1 lb. bags.
PICCOLO PASTA
While Piccolo restaurant has closed, chefs Ilma Lopez and Damian Sansonetti still sell their beloved pasta under the label. Pick from unique shapes like creste di gallo or campanelle, and unique ingredients like rye gemelli or squid ink gramigna. $7.95 to $8.95 for 12 oz.
BLESSED MAINE
HERB FARM TEAS
Athens—about 40 minutes’ drive north of Waterville—is home to Blessed Maine Herb Farm, owned and operated by Gail Faith Edwards. The farm creates many products, and Maine Grains carries their six tea blends, designed to tame tum-mies, decongest, relax and invigorate. $12 for 16 oz.
IRON LAME
Lames—or a razor blade on its own—are used to create designs on top of bread loaves. Maine Grains has both a hand-forged-in-Maine, wrought iron lame tool pre-loaded with a blade as well as razor refill packs of ten. Get fancy! $35 and $4.50.
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