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Wasps Nesting When you’re talking with Bo Thomas, Superintendent of Engineering and Maintenance, two words come to mind: challenge and creativity. It seems like the challenges in life bring out Bo’s creativity…and he’s had the chance for plenty of both right here, where he just celebrated...

Today we are spotlighting a neat little gluten free cookbook that Quest Center for Integrative Health has created to raise money for their ongoing work here in Portland Oregon. This local non profit healthcare clinic has created “Gluten Free? Eat Good and Feel Great!” as a fundraiser to continue...

What do you do after swimming a mile and biking 25 miles? Go for a 6.2 mile run, of course! On Saturday July 10th, a small team of dedicated oatmeal servers headed out at the crack of dawn to the 2010 Hagg Lake Triathlon and Duathlon to serve up bowls of steel cut oats to some hungry athletes. I was...

When you’re contemplating how to get in your daily 30 minutes of exercise, one of the simplest yet daunting activities to consider is taking up running. Unlike many other exercise plans, the equipment is pretty straightforward and the skill level is basic. All you really need to get started is some...

Adding whole grains to your diet can be easy and tasty!  Here are some tips to help you find new and inventive ways to increase your whole grain intake and enjoy healthier meals. Top 10 Tips for Integrating Whole Grains Replace up to 50% of your baking with whole wheat flours.  Use Whole Wheat Flour...

The Bob's Red Mill Cookbook contains 350-plus recipes using whole grains to create delicious and easy-to-prepare dishes. The long anticipated sequel to our Mill family Baking Book, the Bob’s Red Mill Cookbook has finally hit store shelves. We’ve slaved over recipes and proofreading for...

Nestled in the forests of Scott Valley, in northern California, are two traditionalist Greek Orthodox monastic communities – the St. Gregory Palamas Monastery, with twelve monks, and the Convent of St. Elizabeth, with fourteen nuns – located five miles apart in the small village of Etna. Following...

Bob’s Red Mill offers a wide assortment of mixes, to make home baking easier than ever. Sometimes, however, you look at a mix and wish it could make something a little different.  I have been working to create muffin recipes from our various pancake mixes, so if you are feeling like a muffin and all...

What happens when you call a customer service line? An automated voice asks you to push 1 for English or 2 for Spanish, then 5 for one thing and 7 for another. Once you’ve pushed all the numbers you can possibly push and you’ve been on the phone long enough to have baked 6 dozen chocolate chip cookies,...

This week has been a long one for our customer service team. They have been fielding extra phone calls and inquiries about the conspicious abscence of our website. I think they deserve a huge THANK YOU for all they do every day! The gals do a great job answering the hundreds of emails we get every week...