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We've got a "Natural Grocers" down the road plus the two local stores, "Pilgrim's Market" and "The Flour Mill." All carry bulk grains and flours, but there usually aren't any specs.

I've found that buying flour directly from the flour mill is best, but the shipping fees are horrendous - often as nearly much as the flour. I have Prime on Amazon and can get some flours shipped "free" (after buying Prime).

I just bought some flour at "Azure Market Organics Unbleached Bread Flour, Ultra-Unifine, Organic." The cool thing is their wheat comes from an Idaho farm not far down the road!

Azure Market Organics Unbleached Bread Flour Ultra-Unifine is made from heritage varieties of hard red wheat from our close friends at Jenkins Creek Ranch in Idaho. This heritage wheat has the highest concentration of protein of any flour you can find in the US. At 16 percent, it’s got plenty of gluten to make a light, deliciously crusty loaf every time. It is milled using our Unifine process, and then sifted to remove some of the bran, resulting in a light, white flour. This results in a finished product that has softer flavor notes, rises better and adds a little lightness to your artisan breads.

They use a "Drop" shipment method where they load up a semi truck with orders all over the Northwest (maybe farther, too) and make a circuit. You pick a drop location (I have three within a couple miles) and then show up to pick up your order. I'm trying the Drop Ship for the first time and pick up my order next Sunday at a local church. I'm using "Judy's Drop" -- apparently anybody can sign up to be a drop "agent."

I first heard about "Azure Standard" from FRiend "Disambiguator." Then, independently, I learned bout the "Unifine" milling process which led me to find the Azure Standard flour.

Here's a good article on "Unifine" milling.
Why Azure Mill's Unifine Flours are Better for You

Here's another good article from Washington State University on the "Unifine" milling process and how it got from England to WSU:
The lost and found flourmill

Lastly, here's a good article about flour mills in Washington's Skagit Valley north of Seattle.
How Two Mills in the Pacific Northwest Are Revolutionizing the Business of Flour