Posts tagged “barley”

Alaska Flour Company Sells Alaska-Milled Barley Products

Barley Ready to Be Milled

“A flower company in Alaska?” That’s my friends’ reaction when I talk about visiting the Alaska Flour Company (AFC). As I describe the mill, they realize their mistake. More than one has said, “A flour company in Alaska sounds pretty crazy.”  It may sound crazy, but AFC and the man ...

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Too Cold or Too Hot? A Black Bean Soup for Any Weather

Chil Soup with Black Bens and Barley

While other states are sweltering under heat waves, Anchorage is having the fourth coldest summer on record. It’s been cold and rainy or overcast, punctuated by rare bursts of sunshine. Everyone here is complaining and too many are uncharacteristically cranky. It’s not just people; vegetable crops are suffering, production is ...

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