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Millstone Farm and Organics

Millstone Farm & Organics is a family run organic farm.

Freshly milled gluten free flour & mixes, organic soap and laundry soap, pure essential oils, natural wool products, produce, herbs, free range organic eggs, and more.

11/19/2022

It was such a pleasure to join Sue Jennett this week on her podcast, The Canadian Celiac.🎙

Tune in to learn about all the benefits of baking with small batch fresh flour, and why we chose to stonemill gluten-free flour here at our farm! 🍞🥖🥐

⭐️ Click the link in our bio to listen!
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11/16/2022

Attention all holiday shoppers! 🎁

Starting at midnight, we will be offering a 15% discount on all orders placed between November 14th - 20th.

This discount will apply to all orders online and in-store!

Online purchases shipping to Canada will qualify for free shipping, when you spend $100+.

To apply the discount—use code: millstone15 at the online checkout.

⭐️ Click the link in our bio to shop!
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11/10/2022

Calling all cookie decorators! 📣

We are looking for volunteers to decorate gluten free sugar cookies for

**Sign up now by tapping the link below! Decorating spaces are limited.
https://forms.gle/jUJr3fxMbqWFM1YRA

Our farm shop will also be collecting food donations for the Mustard Seed throughout the months of November and December!

⭐️ Food donations should be canned goods or non- perishable items 🥫.

⭐️ Donation drop offs are
welcome any time during shop hours: Thursday - Saturday 10am - 5pm.

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10/23/2022

Gluten free baking never tasted so good! 🥖🍞🧁

We were thrilled to welcome Tara from to the farm today for an extra special workshop!

On the menu, apple galettes 🍎 using our freshly milled gluten free flours.

Stay tuned for updates on the next Sustainable Saturdays event, here at Millstone Farm!

10/21/2022

The workshop tomorrow will cover both milling and baking. We hope to see you there!

10/13/2022

Today’s harvest from our vertical garden.. organic Albion Strawberries.. Available in the farm shop
10-5 today😊

06/24/2022

We’ve recently launched a monthly newsletter at Millstone Farm & Organics! And, we’d ❤️love to welcome you to join our growing community!

🔥New sign-up Bonus! As a thank you for joining our community, we’re gifting our subscribers a one-time 10% coupon to be used with their first online purchase.

⚡️Every order in Canada over $75 gets free shipping and American orders over $100 qualify for free shipping too!

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter to start saving. Visit our site👇 to sign up.

https://millstoneorganics.com/

06/23/2022

Did you know you can protect pollinators and reduce paper towel waste with our compostable ecocloths?

10% of every sale of our plant-based ecocloths goes directly to so they can continue their awesome work protecting the bees, moths, butterflies and ALL of our hard-working pollinators! 🐝🦋🐞

Perfect for supporting this amazing organization’s !🥰

Check out our ecocloths here.👇

https://millstoneorganics.com/collections/all/products/eco-cloths

06/21/2022

🐝Biodiversity loss is rising in Canada and it's affecting our food sources, waterways and all of our natural resources. Fortunately, there are ways to help slow and (hopefully!) reverse the devastating effects of biodiversity loss.

Read our latest article (link below!) for easy steps you can take to 🛑stop biodiversity loss in your community.

A heartfelt🥰 gratitude to the wonderful people at Pollinator Partnership Canada for generously providing this article for us to share.

https://millstoneorganics.com/blogs/news/fight-biodiversity-loss-in-canada-partner-with-your-pollinators

05/09/2022

🐝Did you know that every third bite of food you eat is made possible by a pollinator? Yes, about 35% of the worlds crop production is due to living and buzzing 🐝🦋🦇pollinators!

🐝The United Nations Environment program states that, “.. of the 100 crop varieties that provide 90% of the worlds food, 71 of those crops are pollinated by bees.”

Isn’t that amazing?

It’s astounding to think that without living pollinators, such as honey bees, hummingbirds, moths, butterflies, and even yellow-jacket wasps, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy most fruits and vegetables.

Can you even imagine a summer without a fresh bowl of ripe berries, crisp cucumber sandwiches, or the taste of a hearty homegrown potato? 🤯Nope, no thank-you!

That is one of the reasons why it’s 💯crucial to take the necessary steps needed to support and protect hardworking bees and pollinators that live in our gardens and around the globe.

Here are 5 simple and easy ideas you can do to show your love for pollinators ( and good, fresh food!)

🐝Add pollinator friendly plants to your garden such as lavender, a butterfly bush, or a long-blooming rose bush.

🐝Don’t use pesticides on your garden, lawn or property.

🐝Leave dandelions alone in spring! Early dandelions are often a first source of pollen for pollinators after winter.

🐝Purchase products that support pollinator protectors. Proceeds from the sale of our eco cloths go directly to Pollinator Partnership of Canada

🐝Educate your family on the importance of protecting the bees.

Are there other initiatives you and your family take to bring awareness and support for bees? Share them in the comments!

05/06/2022

We’ve recently launched a monthly newsletter at Millstone Farm &Organics! And, we’d love to welcome you in joining our growing community!

Why? When you subscribe you’ll be the first to know about our latest promotions, farm-life news, and educational sustainable living articles and tips.

Bonus! As a thank you for joining our community, we’re gifting our subscribers a one-time 10% coupon to be used with their first online purchase.

To sign up, visit any page of our website (just click the link at the bottom of this post), scroll to the blue footer at the bottom and find the newsletter sign up area on the right. Then, enter your email and click subscribe. Easy peasy. :)

https://millstoneorganics.com/

04/17/2022

🐰From all of us at Millstone Farm, we wish each and every one of you a wonderful Easter!🐣🌸

04/11/2022

😊It’s Millstone Monday!
Easter is just a🐣 few sleeps away!

Do you have young egg hunters that are super excited for Easter morning? 🐰🌼🐰

If so, take a look at a few ideas we have to help this year’s Easter baskets a little more gentle on our earth and local resources.

🐣Use shredded newspaper or flyers to stuff baskets instead of plastic grass. Once done, toss the paper into the compost and save the landfill from being stuffed with more single-use plastics.

🌸Re-use plastic eggs. If you can’t do away with plastic eggs, be sure to re-use ones from previous years.

🍭Purchase bulk candy and avoid treats overflowing with wasteful packaging.

🌿Consider re-usable basket ideas instead of heavily dyed, wicker ones. Try a mason jar, tin pail that can be turned into a spring planter, or even an old shoebox!

🌿What green ideas do you incorporate into your family’s Easter baskets? Share them in the comments below!😊

04/08/2022

🌻The generosity and support we receive daily give us constant encouragement to continue our work towards providing more sustainably-sourced products and services to our cherished customers.

😁Today, we’d like to share that love with a heartfelt shout-out to the island grocers who have helped us and supported our brand over the years.

👏We are so grateful to each and everyone and look forward to continuing our relationship with them in the future.

Sharing a great-big🥳shout out to our independent island grocers and refilling partners!

🌿Peppers
🌿Community Farm Store (Duncan)
🌿Root Cellar
🌿Country Grocer
🌿Mother Nature Market
🌿VI Refillery (Nanaimo)
🌿Local Refillery (Courtenay)
🌿Upward Refillery (Parksville)
🌿Zero Waste Emporium(Victoria

04/07/2022

Spring has officially sprung and our seeds are just beginning to 🌱sprout! As we soak in and appreciate April’s longer days and warmer temps, we find we are especially grateful for our vertical garden.🌻

🌿What is Vertical Gardening?
Vertical gardening is a sustainable method of growing food that can be done almost anywhere by anyone, and is an easy, sustainable way to grow nutritious and organic food.

🌿Read our latest blog post to learn more about the benefits of organic gardening and tips on how to start your own.

🥰https://millstoneorganics.com/blogs/news/vertical-gardens-a-way-to-grow-food-sustainably

03/28/2022

What is GOTS certified organic cotton? Good question. Let’s dig in….🌻

First, GOTS stands for Global Organic Textile Standard. It is THE textile processing standard of organically grown fibres used around the world.

Second, textile products made with GOTS certified materials, a GOTS certified textile is made to:

🌱meet stringent environmental and toxicological criterias.
🌱Meet labour conditions that reduce chemical exposures and support safe working conditions.
🌱Utilise organically grown cotton in every step of the production process.

And, finally, GOTS certified organic cotton is completely compostable. That means, when GOTS certified t-shirts, linens, dish towels, socks, or any other GOTS textile, has exhausted its lifecycle, it can be placed in a compost bin instead of a landfill.

As you know, we aspire to live with purpose and maintain as gentle🐑 a presence as possible at Millstone Farm and we are grateful that we can incorporate GOTS textiles into our daily life and product offerings.

What GOTS certified organics do you use in your home? Let us know in the comments below!🥰

03/24/2022

Spring markets are almost in full swing, yay! 🥰Before heading out, don’t forget your reusable bags.

And, if you are looking for a new tote to carry your market goodies home in, consider our GOTS certified organic 🌻 canvas totes. Pretty and practical, they’re available in our online store or, directly from our farm shop and are perfect for beach days or impromptu market stops.

https://millstoneorganics.com/collections/all/products/canvas-totes

Want to learn more about GOTS certified products? Our next Millstone Monday post will have some informative and helpful tips. Stay tuned. :)

03/14/2022

It’s Millstone Monday!

As we start another week we have chosen to focus our Millstone Monday’s on Hope, Compassion, Kindness & Community.. some of the greatest gifts we can give one another! 🥰

Often it’s when hearing about the life-changing work others are doing, we find purpose in life and a way to help make a difference in the world, both locally and abroad.

The organizers have sent a generous amount of hygiene packages to be distributed at the Poland-Ukrainian border to Ukrainian citizens displaced by the current conflict in the region.

In addition to aiding members of our local community, Soap for Hope has recently stepped up to help the global community in a big way.

For more information on how to support Soap for Hope, visit their website.

https://www.soapforhopecanada.ca/

03/08/2022

“Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” is the theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2022 (IWD 2022).

Today, let’s all take a moment and recognize the women “who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, to build a more sustainable future for all.”

Ready to learn more about how women are involved in changing the landscape of the climate change crisis?

Visit the UN Women’s educational website here: https://bit.ly/3IFybXP

Has a woman in your life impacted your views towards gender roles in agriculture? Let us know your experience in the comments.

03/07/2022

😊Millstone Monday!

This Millstone Monday we’re sharing an impactful article from UN Women.

Copy and paste the following link to learn more: https://bit.ly/3C9L8H3

It depicts how climate change is affecting women in agriculture in Malawi and explores what initiatives are being done to mitigate the emerging challenges resulting from climate change. Photo: UN Women/Bennie Khanyizira.

Copy and paste the following link to learn more: https://bit.ly/3C9L8H3

02/24/2022

“As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful.

They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness -- just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breath it; just warmth and shelter and home folks; just plain food that gives us strength; the bright sunshine on a cold day; and a cool breeze when the day is warm.”

― Laura Ingalls Wilder, Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder: On Wisdom and Virtues

02/21/2022

Happy Millstone Monday!🍓🙋

We’re looking forward to starting our vertical strawberry 🍓garden this March. We favour vertical gardening where we can. This is because it supports our resolve to live purposefully and be kind to the earth.

Vertical gardening is an excellent way of gardening because it allows the farm to:

🍓grow more crops in less space
🍓Use less water
🍓Adapt to changing climates more easily
🍓Reduce costs and energy needed to grow food.

Growing food doesn’t have to be expensive or require large areas of land.

To learn more about vertical gardening and explore how to start your own vertical farm, stop by Millstone Farm this spring or visit

02/19/2022

Welcome to Millstone Farm! 😊

When you're out doing your weekly shopping or taking in the sunshine and nature this weekend, stop by our farm shop in North Saanich.

We have farm fresh eggs and freshly milled gluten free flours and pancake mix, natural wool dryer balls and so much more.

Open from Wednesday thru Saturday 10am-5pm
We’re easy to find at 710 Towner Park Road, North Saanich

https://millstoneorganics.com/pages/about-us

02/16/2022

What do we feel after making over 100,00 natural wool dryer balls by hand? Gratitude. 💯

😊Gratitude to everyone who purchased a Millstone dryer ball in the past 11 and a half years.

🐑Gratitude to the sheep on our farm who supply their wool.

👨‍🌾Gratitude to other Canadian sheep farmers that supplement our need for wool.

👏Gratitude to the hands of our team and family members who’ve lost count of the hours spent crafting dryer balls.

https://millstoneorganics.com/collections/all/products/natural-wool-dryer-balls

02/09/2022

Our produce bags are made from GOTS certified organic cotton that has been woven into a 🧐precise mesh size so the air can properly circulate around the produce maintaining the freshness and quality of the 🍎produce for a long time.

They are a responsible alternative to single use plastic bags and are a great way to shop for produce🍓 in a grocery store or market.

Purchase your set of quality, organic produce bags from our online shop.

👇https://millstoneorganics.com/collections/all/products/organic-produce-bag

02/07/2022

💓It’s MillstoneMonday! 💓
This week we’re sharing a few tips on zero waste living.

What is zero waste living? It’s based on the belief that there is no such thing as “waste” in 🌻nature. Zero waste living is designed to re-introduce that balance in our daily lives.

Why do we choose a zero waste lifestyle?
🌻We believe we are responsible for protecting the land we live on.
🌻We want to sustain our earth for future generations.
🌻We love the “simple” life!
🌻We love our animals.

On our farm, we reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible. ♻️We also seek out and prioritize the use of sustainable materials.

To learn more about our zero-waste farm, and to shop our sustainably produced products, visit our website.

👉https://millstoneorganics.com/pages/about-us

02/05/2022

Fresh farm eggs? 🥚🥰Yes please!

🥚Are you one of the growing crowd who believes almost nothing compares to the rich taste of a wholesome, fresh, organic egg? At Millstone Farm, we deeply appreciate our hens that generously lay what many have claimed to be“the best” eggs they have tasted!

🥚We can’t say for certain why our eggs sell out so fast, but, we like to think it has something to do with having happy hens that feast on organic grains and spend their days free-ranging on the pasture.

🥚To experience the freshness and taste of a Millstone Farm egg, visit our farm store in North Saanich. Or, pick up a dozen from in Victoria, BC. Don’t forget to try our sustainable, zero-waste and reusable egg carton at the same time!

02/03/2022

Relief for winter hands is here! ☺

Do you have dry, chapped skin on your hands, fingers, or👄 lips in need of gentle nourishment? Are you looking for a product that adds moisture to your skin and protects from winter weather while also being chemical-free and safe for all ages?

We offer Shea Butter refill pucks that fit right into the Shea Butter jar which makes for sustainable and zero waste packaging. You only purchase the jar once and keep refilling it! Shea Butter refill pucks are available from our online shop, at the Millstone Farm shop or at various retailers on Vancouver Island, BC

Try our certified organic shea butter. It’s soft, luxurious texture glides seamlessly onto the skin's surface imparting a moisturizing, silky essence.

Order our handcrafted shea butter from our online shop.

https://millstoneorganics.com/collections/all/products/certified-organic-shea-butter-puck

We offer Shea Butter refill pucks that fit right into the Shea Butter jar which makes for a sustainable and zero waste packaging. You only purchase the jar once and keep refilling it! Shea Butter refill pucks are available from our online shop, at the Millstone Farm shop or at various retailers on Vancouver Island, BC.

01/07/2022

Welcome 2022! If you haven’t yet heard, our little island farm is featured (again!)☺️ in the January edition of British Vogue! We are so grateful and honoured to be selected for inclusion in this amazing publication.

The who make this eco-friendly and cruelty-free product so enviable are as delighted as we are to be “en vogue” this winter. All the wool used to make our dryer balls is 100% Canadian and sourced directly from the beautiful sheep 🐑 on our little farm.💓

For a sustainable way to decrease drying time and reduce your exposure to harsh chemicals found in many laundry products, order your own collection of natural wool dryer balls from our online shop.

https://millstoneorganics.com/collections/all/products/natural-wool-dryer-balls

12/30/2021

As small business owners, we truly appreciate the community surrounding us that works as tirelessly as our 🐑to educate, inform, and advocate for the island’s farming initiatives.

A wonderful resource we all can use to find and support local farms and growers is the website. A charming guide since 1987, the organization is geared to connecting local island farmers with their community members.

If you’re looking to increase your support of local farmers in 2022, be sure to check them out!

https://islandfarmfresh.com/

Address

710 Towner Park Road
North Saanich, BC
V8L5L7

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Website

https://millstoneorganics.com/

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As we embrace🎀 this special time of year and look forward to time with our family... May you give and receive kindness and feel the joy of knowing you are part of a community that cares for one another. That is the greatest gift we can give each other. Happy Holidays 🎄from our family to yours XoXo #millstoneorganics #millstonewooldryerballs #zerowastejourney #zerowaste #zerowastetips #zerowasteliving #sustainabilitytips #crueltyfree #ecofriendlyliving #happysheep #gratefuleveryday #farmlifeforever #HappyHolidays

😃We have some eggs-citing news to share! Yes, it’s all about EGGS! We’ve started a wonderful, sustainable reusable egg carton program! 🌿Increase your zero-waste initiatives simply and easily by switching from a disposable egg carton to a reusable solution. Our Millstone Farm reusable egg cartons are available at our farm store in North Saanich and Pepper’s Grocery in Oak Bay. Watch our video and learn more about how this egg-cellent program works! #millstoneorganics #millstonefarm #saanichorganic #zerowaste #sustainabilitytips #crueltyfree #ecofriendlyliving #happysheep #gratefuleveryday #farmlifeforever #eggs

Let’s share some laundry love! Do you know someone who deserves a beautiful, thoughtful and eco-friendly laundry gift set that supports sustainable, zero-waste living? Gift them a collection of Millstone Organic’s laundry care essentials made from natural and organic materials. Need a cute way to package the collection? Try one of our beautiful canvas totes! Visit our shop to place your online order. #millstoneorganics #millstonefarm #saanichorganic #yyj #yyjfarm #wooldryerballs #dryerballs #zerowastejourney