{"product_id":"ich-artisan-flour","title":"ICH Artisan Rouge de Bordeaux Whole Kernel Wheat Flour","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Artisan Rouge de Bordeaux Whole Kernel Wheat Flour was grown and milled locally using all natural practices on our heritage farm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wheat is 100% extraction, meaning the whole kernel is milled into the flour, nothing is removed, therefore this flour needs to be refrigerated or frozen for extended shelf life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllinois Country Harvest grows this French wheat variety with roots in eighteenth-century French Colonial history as part of The Les Amis du Fort de Chartres Seed to Loaf: Heritage Wheat Revival Project. This effort aims to reintroduce historic wheat that may have been cultivated in the area nearly 300 years ago, using both traditional and modern methods. Their journey began years ago with just one ounce of Rouge de Bordeaux heritage wheat seed. Each year, they saved more seed until they could plant a one-acre plot of locally raised seed. Now, every summer, they harvest the wheat with their antique equipment and stone mill it in their on-farm commercial kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWheat in 18th‑century surrounding Fort de Chartres was not just a crop — it was the economic backbone of the French Illinois Country. The region was one of the major wheat‑producing settlements supplying New Orleans and Lower Louisiana, with hundreds of farms cultivating thousands of acres.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart of Illinois Country Heritage Shop","offers":[{"title":"24 oz","offer_id":46227514065095,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"48 0z","offer_id":46227514097863,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/5323\/9092\/files\/flour.jpg?v=1789227561","url":"https:\/\/heartofillinoiscountry.com\/products\/ich-artisan-flour","provider":"Heart of Illinois Country Heritage Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}