Maine Grains announces upcoming 10-year anniversary

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (WABI) – Maine Grains is celebrating their 10 yr anniversary of producing regionally grown stone milled grains and serving the neighborhood.

“I by no means dreamed how impactful it might be to rebuild a mill on this downtown, repurposing this constructing,” mentioned Amber Lambke

The constructing was as soon as the Somerset County Jail and nonetheless has its authentic doorways and the letters that recognized every prisoner’s unit.

Unit G is Amber Lambke’s workplace. She’s the co-founder and CEO of the mill.

“We had 4 tales to work with. A jail is a really sturdy constructing with thick partitions that may bear the load of equipment,” she mentioned.

She mentioned the constructing is quiet sufficient to take care of the noise being made through the milling course of, vital not just for the financial system however for the ecosystem.

“Grains are a part of a weed administration technique for natural weed administration, so that you hear of canopy cropping with rye and buckwheat, these are crucial instruments for natural administration of weeds,” Lambke mentioned.

Richard Roberts has seen the corporate develop to its 20 workers right now. she has been there since day one.

“We have been placing out one pallet of rolled oats each six weeks, and now, a whole lot of pallets exit of right here daily,” Roberts mentioned.

Lambke unveiled a plan to construct an extra constructing proper subsequent to the unique one. The brand new two-story constructing will home the brand new product line of baking mixes and seasoned grains. It can additionally function the net success hub and far more.

“We now see an organization that was based right here making frozen pizza dough, the Good Krust. We now have the Maine meal making pasta out of our flour. We simply noticed the launch of our workers member that began her personal enterprise making ice cream sandwiches with our grains and the cookies. so heaps extra that may occur with grains, and it’s actually opening up extra alternatives proper right here in Skowhegan,” she mentioned.

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