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Jan 12, 2022Liked by Andrew Janjigian

Sounds like a great trip! I once spent a day “shadowing” Jonathan at Hungry Ghost as a birthday present. It was hard work, but a lot of fun!

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Jan 12, 2022Liked by Andrew Janjigian

Nice to learn about this endeavor. Seems to be part of the thriving local food movement in the area. I went to Mount Holyoke nearby in South Hadley and have observed this when I have returned to campus — certainly never had that when I was in college many years ago! We barely had decent vegetables.

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Jan 12, 2022Liked by Andrew Janjigian

I first learned about Ground Up from reading Wordloaf! I was excited to learn they were just a few miles down the road. Now I use their flour all time - working through some 25 pound sacks of their excellent whole wheat and bread flour. Also shout out to Hungry Ghost :)

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Jan 12, 2022Liked by Andrew Janjigian

Awesome to hear more about Ground Up Grains, I have been loving baking with their flours for the past year or so, both bolted and whole grain, and now that I am getting into home milling I just bought some of their wheat berries to try out myself. I hope to pay a visit out there myself at some point this year.

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Jan 12, 2022Liked by Andrew Janjigian

Really loved today's newsletter - great to learn about local MA producers. Would love more of this content, too!

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Jan 12, 2022Liked by Andrew Janjigian

Wow, the picture of the row of mills looked amazing! That must've been a wonderful day out. (Thanks for the link to the chat with Blair and Andrew too!) 🙂

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Jan 21, 2022Liked by Andrew Janjigian

I live in Western Mass and feel so fortunate to be near GroundUp Grain and Hungry Ghost. Since the pandemic, I’ve been baking exclusively with GroundUp Grain flours, and the only place we’ll buy bread — when I don’t make it myself — is Hungry Ghost. They are both wonderful! Thank you for promoting these local gems.

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Have you tried using Ground Up Grains’s spelt or ancient grains in any recipes? I’m wondering much would be safe to substitute for reg flour in a basic sourdough. thanks.

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