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Alaska Flour Company is a commercial flour mill in Alaska. The enterprise, which describes itself as an artisan flour company, is the only one of its kind in the state. It produces whole grain, stone ground barley flour, and cream-of-barley breakfast cereal. Its facility is located in Delta Junction.
The '''Alaska Flour Company''' is a commercial ] in ]. The enterprise is the only one of its kind in the state. The company produces whole grain flour, barley flour, cream-of-barley cereal, and other flour products.<ref name="fairbanks1">{{Cite web |last=Hollister |first=Sarah |date=2021-05-23 |title=Regenerative Agriculture: Delta family farm hopes to address food insecurity, help the environment |url=https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2021/05/23/regenerative-agriculture-delta-family-farm-addresses-food-security-and-helps-the-environment/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=webcenterfairbanks |language=en}}</ref><ref name="fairbanks2">{{Cite web |last=Gilchrist |first=Patrick |date=2024-08-17 |title=Grain by grain, researchers aim to breed optimized plant varieties for Alaska farmers |url=https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2024/08/17/grain-by-grain-researchers-aim-breed-optimized-plant-varieties-alaska-farmers/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=webcenterfairbanks |language=en}}</ref> Its facility is located in ].<ref name="newyorker"> {{Cite news |last=Tayag |first=Yasmin |date=2022-08-30 |title=The Surreal Abundance of Alaska’s Permafrost Farms |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/the-surreal-abundance-of-alaskas-permafrost-farms |access-date=2025-01-14 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref>

==History==
Alaska Flour Company was founded in 2011 by Bryce and Jan Wrigley as a family-owned company.<ref name=fairbanks1/><ref>Simpson, Sarah; McLeod, Heather; Uprisings: A Hands-On Guide to the Community Grain Revolution; Gabriola Island, BC, p. 60. ISBN 978-0-86571-734-3</ref> The former is a ] farmer and the president of Alaska Farm Bureau.<ref> {{Cite web |title=This Wrigley makes flour |url=https://www.uaf.edu/news/archives/news-archives-2010-2021/this-wrigley-makes-flour.php |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.uaf.edu |language=en}}</ref> According to Wrigley, he started planning to build the flour mill after witnessing the impact of ] in 2005 and becoming concerned about Alaska's ] and supply lines.<ref name="uaf"> {{Cite web |date=2021-10-07 |title=Inside an ambitious family farm in Alaska {{!}} INDIE ALASKA |url=https://alaskapublic.org/2021/10/06/inside-an-ambitious-family-farm-in-alaska-indie-alaska/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Alaska Public Media |language=en}}</ref><ref name=fairbanks2/><ref name=newyorker/><ref> {{Cite web |date=2012-10-04 |title=All About Alaska-Milled Barley |url=https://alaskapublic.org/programs/2012-10-04/alaska-milled-barley |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Alaska Public Media |language=en}}</ref> During this period, Alaska sourced 95% of its grain outside of the state and Wrigley feared a natural disaster such could expose Alaska to risk.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barnwell |first=Jack |date=2022-08-14 |title=Alaska Flour Company builds its brand on family, sustainability |url=https://www.newsminer.com/business/alaska-flour-company-builds-its-brand-on-family-sustainability/article_54836e62-1a67-11ed-b3c5-6f37ddd55f72.html |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |language=en}}</ref> In addition, Wrigley stated he wanted to help expand markets for other Alaska farmers by offering them a local site to mill produce.<ref name=fairbanks1/>

The company’s facility was constructed after Bryce Wrigley and his wife visited mills from different parts of the United States. Components of the flour mill and equipment were sourced from ], ], and ].<ref name=uaf/> The mill constitutes one of the two operations that Wrigley runs. The other, Wrigley Farms, is a farming operation the Wrigleys have operated for four generations.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Bryce Wrigley |url=https://www.nacdnet.org/soil-champs/pacific/bryce-wrigley/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=NACD |language=en-US}}</ref> During its initial operations in 2011, the electric-powered mill was able to produce 20, 40, or 100-mesh grain at a capacity of up to 1,000 pounds of flour per hour.<ref name=uaf/>

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The Alaska Flour Company is a commercial flour mill in Alaska. The enterprise is the only one of its kind in the state. The company produces whole grain flour, barley flour, cream-of-barley cereal, and other flour products. Its facility is located in Delta Junction.

History

Alaska Flour Company was founded in 2011 by Bryce and Jan Wrigley as a family-owned company. The former is a grain farmer and the president of Alaska Farm Bureau. According to Wrigley, he started planning to build the flour mill after witnessing the impact of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and becoming concerned about Alaska's food security and supply lines. During this period, Alaska sourced 95% of its grain outside of the state and Wrigley feared a natural disaster such could expose Alaska to risk. In addition, Wrigley stated he wanted to help expand markets for other Alaska farmers by offering them a local site to mill produce.

The company’s facility was constructed after Bryce Wrigley and his wife visited mills from different parts of the United States. Components of the flour mill and equipment were sourced from Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Michigan. The mill constitutes one of the two operations that Wrigley runs. The other, Wrigley Farms, is a farming operation the Wrigleys have operated for four generations. During its initial operations in 2011, the electric-powered mill was able to produce 20, 40, or 100-mesh grain at a capacity of up to 1,000 pounds of flour per hour.

References

  1. ^ Hollister, Sarah (2021-05-23). "Regenerative Agriculture: Delta family farm hopes to address food insecurity, help the environment". webcenterfairbanks. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  2. ^ Gilchrist, Patrick (2024-08-17). "Grain by grain, researchers aim to breed optimized plant varieties for Alaska farmers". webcenterfairbanks. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  3. ^ Tayag, Yasmin (2022-08-30). "The Surreal Abundance of Alaska's Permafrost Farms". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  4. Simpson, Sarah; McLeod, Heather; Uprisings: A Hands-On Guide to the Community Grain Revolution; Gabriola Island, BC, p. 60. ISBN 978-0-86571-734-3
  5. "This Wrigley makes flour". www.uaf.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  6. ^ "Inside an ambitious family farm in Alaska | INDIE ALASKA". Alaska Public Media. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  7. "All About Alaska-Milled Barley". Alaska Public Media. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  8. Barnwell, Jack (2022-08-14). "Alaska Flour Company builds its brand on family, sustainability". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  9. "Bryce Wrigley". NACD. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
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