{"id":804,"date":"2023-12-23T17:35:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T17:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skingsley.co.uk\/?page_id=804"},"modified":"2026-02-21T16:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:50:21","slug":"oldland-flour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/oldland-flour\/","title":{"rendered":"Oldland Flour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">The three photos below show us collecting wheat from Snowerhill Farm, Betchworth, Surrey on 2nd October 2023.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">We have just milled the last of the 2024 harvest &#8220;Skyfall&#8221; that was collected from Newhouse Farm, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex on 22nd August 2024.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">We collected one tonne of 2025 harvest &#8220;Crusoe&#8221; from Endlewick Farm, Arlington, East Sussex on 21st August 2025 and this should last us until the 2026 harvest is available in the autumn.<\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-804 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/snow4-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/snow4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/snow4.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/snow1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/snow1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/snow1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/snow2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/snow2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/snow2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>When the new grain stock arrives at the Mill it may need to be put through our Winnower first to remove unwanted pieces of wheat stalk and other debris. A pre-collection inspection of new harvest grain will decide if this is necessary or not.<\/h4>\n<h4>Watch the winnower in action (may require additional software)<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Winnower.mov\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>After this, it is loaded into sacks, weighing approximately 20Kg, and raised up to the Bin Floor storage area using the Sack Hoist.<\/h4>\n<h4>The grain passes from the Bin Floor down to the Grain Hopper, from which it feeds into the &#8220;Eye&#8221; of the Runner Mill Stone. The grain is ground to the desired texture and flows from the Tun down a &#8220;Spout&#8221; to the Spout Floor below. There it is collected in sacks, weighed, labelled and securely stored for later packing. A full sack of freshly ground flour weighs approximately 21 Kg.<\/h4>\n<h4>All flour currently being sold is milled from 2024 harvest &#8220;Skyfall&#8221; wheat stock and is <strong>100% wholemeal without any additives<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n<h4>There are several places where you are able to purchase our flour:-<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">The mill itself during our normal<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/home\/2024-opening-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opening times<\/a>.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0and (click on highlighted text for further information):<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sussexfoodanddrink.org\/the-sussex-grocer-hassocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sussex Grocer<\/a><\/span>, Hassocks<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatesofsussex.co.uk\/garden-centres\/south-downs-nurseries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">South Downs Heritage Centre<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Hassocks<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk\/visit\/cafe-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Museum of Art+Craft<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Ditchling<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>The Post Office, Ditchling<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/theoaksfarm.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oaks Farm Shop<\/a><\/span>, Ditchling<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hampersofhurst.com\/uk\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hampers<\/a><\/span>, Hurstpierpoint<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parkfarmshop.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Park Farm Shop<\/a><\/span>, Falmer<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rushfields.com\/farm-shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rushfields Farm Shop<\/a><\/span>, Poynings<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.middlefarm.com\/farm-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle Farm Shop<\/a><\/span>, Firle<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The three photos below show us collecting wheat from Snowerhill Farm, Betchworth, Surrey on 2nd October 2023. We have just milled the last of the 2024 harvest &#8220;Skyfall&#8221; that was collected from Newhouse Farm, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex on 22nd August 2024. We collected one tonne of 2025 harvest &#8220;Crusoe&#8221; from Endlewick Farm, Arlington, East Sussex &#8230; <a title=\"Oldland Flour\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/oldland-flour\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Oldland Flour\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-804","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1824,"href":"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/804\/revisions\/1824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oldlandwindmill.org.uk\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}