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NEW CAMBRIA, Kansas — Artisan flour sourced from a network of Kansas growers not only takes any batch of baking up a notch, said Ben Mantooth; it makes a better product for consumers, farmers, and the earth.

Farmer Direct Foods — an Overland Park-owned flour mill based in New Cambria, northwest of Salina — has more than 50 growers across the Sunflower State who all practice regenerative agriculture to grow wheat and other grains. The company produces four flours — whole white wheat, whole red wheat, heirloom wheat, and all-purpose — which can be found online or at local Hen House and, most recently, Sprouts locations.

“For any bag of flour that we produce, we can tell you the farmer who grew the grain behind it,” said Mantooth, vice president of marketing. …