Durum Wheat

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Shepherd's Grain

Shepherd's Grain low gluten flour is a unique premium flour produced from Hard Red Winter wheat. Shepherd’s Grain low gluten is a truly “all purpose” flour.  From high hydration fermented products to biscuits and quick-breads, the flavor and forgiveness of our low gluten is used by pizza makers to pastry chefs.

Enriched Unbleached Low Gluten Strength Flour

Conventional (Non-GMO)

Shepherd’s Grain hi-gluten flour is a premium strong flour from a blend of varieties of Dark Northern Spring wheat. Spring wheats are the strongest produced, with high protein levels and a strength that is described by bakers as “bucky”, reminiscent of a long horned sheep in the spring season. Its complexity is best served in bagels, traditional pretzels and any application that benefits from a strong dough and/or a long fermentation. It is also a great blending flour with Shepherd’s Grain low gluten when a little more strength is needed for things like laminated doughs and pizza.

Enriched Unbleached High Gluten Strength Flour

Shepherd's Grain whole wheat flour is milled from the same spring wheat used for our high-gluten flour. As a whole grain flour, our whole wheat has the strength of the high-gluten with the added rich flavors and dietary fiber of the germ and bran. Like the High Gluten flour, the whole wheat not only tolerates a long fermentation, it wants it. With high absorption and a rich nutty flavor, Shepherd's Grain Whole Wheat will satisfy the most discerning whole grain enthusiast.

Whole Wheat Flour

Shepherd's Grain premium pastry flour is a blend of the soft white wheats that the Pacific Northwest is recognized for. Like our other flour blends, we select superior varieties and blend them for a consistent high quality pastry flour.  Used in pie doughs and other confections throughout the Northwest, Shepherd's Grain pastry flour is a staple of the selective pastry chef.

Unbleached Pastry Flour

This cake flour is milled from the same traditional Soft White wheat used in our pastry flour.  Our cake flour is essentially the same as our pastry flour, with an added step to enhance performance for the most delicate cakes and other light confections. Jody Hall, owner of Cupcake Royale states, "not only is the product amazingly delicious, but it's sustainable too."

Bleached Fine Cake Flour

Shepherd's Grain is excited to now offer whole brown flax seed to our product line.  This sustainably grown flax seed is the perfect addition to bread and bagel dough.  We offer our flax in 25 lb bags.

Brown Flax Seed

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Shepherd's Grain has always believed that the food we grow first and foremost must be the most flavorful and best quality available in the marketplace. To this day the only varieties we grow are the ones professional bakers have tested and identified as the highest quality available. We test and segregate every variety grown on every farm, every year and blend them to meet the exacting standards of the bakeries, pizza makers, and restaurants we serve.

Now with the experience we have developed and the data we have collected, we are working directly with the wheat breeders to ensure the feedback we get from bakeries is incorporated in the development of new varieties. Facilitating this dialogue from the consumer to the breeder is just one of the many things that makes Shepherd’s Grain unique. We invite you to find the many ways these flours can enhance the quality of your finished baked goods.

Shepherd's Grain started as a company just over 15 years ago when a group of farmers dedicated themselves to utilizing on the most sustainable agricultural practices to produce wheat varieties as described above.  We currently have 37 farmers in our group and we farm in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and California.  The farmers are all practicing no-till, regenerative farming focusing on the health of the soil for future generations.  By not tilling the soil, we are able to reduce wind, rain and tillage erosion, save fuel, reduce labor costs and ultimately increase crop yields.  We are sequestering carbon in the soil and in conjunction with the other aspects of no-till, we are increasing soil microbial health and diversity for better plant nutrient absorption, while improving wildlife habitat & diversity and air & water quality.  We are actually increasing topsoil every year.  All of these attributes are regularly inspected and certifed by Food Alliance, a third party non profit organization who certifies farms and ranches for a myriad of sustainable practices.  Our crops are trackable back to the farms where they were produced.


Shepherd’s Grain growers are committed to growing the best wheat in the best way possible

Grown in southern Alberta, Canada in the area around Lethbridge, which is known for growing some of the best durum in the world.  Shepherd's Grain Durum wheat consistently exceeds other products in color, flavor and functionality. Shepherd’s Grain produces a semolina with high water absorption, a lovely golden color, and is touted by users as very consistent for producing high quality and favorable pasta.

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Durum Semolina

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