Est. 2003 · Waco, Texas
Whole wheat flour, cornmeal, grits, einkorn, and baking mixes, stone-ground on granite every week in Waco. Shipped nationwide or picked up at the mill.
Milled fresh weekly · Ships in 1–2 business days
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New to fresh flour? Start with a bestseller and one recipe — your regular recipes work, no special technique required.
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$12.00
Looking for something specific? We have over 20 varieties of heritage flour.
Browse Full Collection"Historic 19th century water powered mill restored to its former glory and actually makes fine quality flour."
"This place was soooo interesting. I love the old gristmill that they still use to grind the flour."
"Absolutely one of the coolest place I have been too. The staff was outstanding."
Built for shelf life and speed. The germ and most of the bran — where the flavor and nutrition live — are stripped out. What's left is often bleached, bromated, and "enriched" to put a fraction of it back.
The whole kernel goes between the stones and everything stays in the bag — germ, bran, flavor. We mill in small batches every week, so your flour is weeks from the stone, not months from a warehouse.
Fresh-milled flour absorbs more water. Hold back a little flour, or add liquid until the dough feels right. Your regular recipes work.
For lighter loaves and pastry, blend whole wheat with our sifted flour. Full flavor, softer crumb.
A cool pantry works for the bag you're using. Freeze the rest — fresh-milled flour keeps 3–6 months, longer frozen.
New from the Mill
The oldest cultivated wheat, stone-ground in a limited first run. Golden color, a tender crumb, and a flavor of its own. When this milling is gone, the next one takes a while.
A rich, tangy sourdough loaf made with 100% stone-ground whole wheat flour. The fresh-milled flour creates an active starter and a complex, nutty flavor that commodity flour rarely matches.
Tall, flaky, buttery biscuits made with stone-ground sifted pastry flour. The fresh flour creates a tender biscuit with layers you can peel apart.
Light, fluffy pancakes made with 100% stone-ground whole wheat flour. The fresh milling makes all the difference, keeping them nutty and wholesome without turning heavy.
Our Ethos
Somewhere along the way, we traded our health for cheap, easy food. We filled our shelves with ultra-processed products that are slowly breaking us down, and we accepted it as normal.
It's not right. And it doesn't have to be this way.
At Homestead Gristmill, we make food that's genuinely good and genuinely easy. Food that's whole, natural, and made in Texas. This is how we help our families feel good again.
It's time to eat different.
If you have been looking for a real flour mill in Texas, this is the kind of place people mean. Homestead Gristmill is a working mill in Waco that still grinds local grain on granite stones, with fresh flour on the shelf and the mill itself open to visit.
That matters because fresh milling changes the texture, aroma, and performance of the flour. Instead of anonymous commodity bags, you get stone-ground staples with character, freshness, and a clearer connection to the grain itself.
A grist mill is built to grind grain into food. The old pattern used water wheels to drive millstones; the modern shortcut is industrial roller milling built for speed and shelf life. Homestead keeps the older idea alive with water powered milling and a granite runner stone setup that produces flour with more body and flavor.
What that means in practice is simple: this is not just a product catalog. It is a real place you can visit, learn from, and buy from.
If you bake bread, start with Whole Red Wheat. For pancakes, muffins, and everyday baking, reach for Whole White Wheat or Sifted Pastry Flour. For cornbread and grits, stone-ground cornmeal. When in doubt, start with a bestseller or a baking mix.
Yes. Fresh-milled flour absorbs a little more water, so hold back some flour or add liquid until the dough feels familiar. No special recipes or techniques required.
Keep the bag you are using in a cool, dry pantry and store extra in the refrigerator or freezer. Most of our products keep 3 to 6 months, and longer frozen.
Orders ship in 1 to 2 business days and we ship nationwide. If you are near Waco, you can pick up at the mill store Monday through Saturday.
Yes. Homestead Gristmill is a working mill and store in Waco, Texas. You can stop by, shop stone-ground staples, and see where our fresh flour is milled each week.
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