Journal of Alta California

FLOUR CHILD

n the unlikely setting of central Mendocino County, where vineyards and cannabis farms claim the vast majority of the agricultural real estate, Rachel Britten is cultivating 35 acres of amber waves of grain. As the owner of the Mendocino Grain Project in Ukiah, Britten has partnered with other farmers to launch a unique monthly subscription box. The contents? Locally grown organic dry goods. In addition to the flour milled from Britten’s wheat, the customizable box

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