Support local business
I try to buy bulk when we can and boy do I get excited when I can get a really good deal on 50 lbs of wheat. Not just any wheat but Montana wheat berries or grain. It is the best! Well, today I visited a store (which by the way carries Montana wheat) that I had been meaning to stop in for awhile and what a little treasure. The business I speak of is called Wishful Kneads. I love the name! They are a locally owned business that not only sell bulk foods, grains and storage containers. They host several baking and cooking classes twice a week, every month. I felt like a giddy school girl walking around and talking with the owner. As I was walking around I got kind of clumsy in my excitement and jabbed a shelf into my fore arm. Ouch!
The owner was so helpful and very freindly. I am always encouraged when I have experiences like this with local business owners because I really want to give them and not large chains, my business. The classes are really what I was interested in and so I picked up a schedule. I asked if my daughter could join me and he said yes at no extra charge. Awesome. They have a whole kitchen setup with several grain mills on the counter, very cool.
It seem kind of funny to me that I was so excited about this store and all the gadgets but my focus has shifted from cute outfits to wholesome nutrition for my family. If we had the money I surely would do both and I would so look like Martha Stewart or maybe a younger hippie version. So I hope to take some classess soon. Learn how to make my own artisan breads, summer rolls & buns, bagels, etc. I’m not much on cooking but boy do I love baking good bread, oh and chocolate cake…mmm. So if you ever find a place like this in your home town, take advangtage of it and tell everyone about it!
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