New mill and brewery add to Bowhouse Farm attractions

A new flour mill and brewery are to open at Bowhouse Farm near St Monans this September.

The mill will be run by Scotland the Bread, which has been growing and experimenting with a range of new and heritage Scottish and Nordic varieties of nutrient-rich grains in the fields at Balcaskie Estate, where Bowhouse is based.

Scotland the Bread is a collaborative project which aims to establish a Scottish flour and bread supply that is “healthy, equitable, locally controlled and sustainable.

The initiative is looking to recruit a miller-manager for the Bowhouse operations.

Meanwhile, the new brewery at Bowhouse is being run by Lucy Hine and Stephen Marshall from East Neuk Organic Brewing & Distilling Ltd, who will create a small range of organic beers under the name Futtle. They will specialise in farmhouse styles, experimenting with wild yeasts and spontaneous fermentation and using traditional organic grains from the fields of Balcaskie.

The new brewery and flour mill will join a number of businesses already based at Bowhouse including Langoustine the Box, Minick Butchers, Keeping the Plot, Bibi’s Little Bakery, the Loft at the Mill House, Mara Seaweed, and Fit to the Core.

The news comes after the success of Bowhouse’s first birthday celebrations, where its monthly food weekend drew a record 5,623 visitors over the two-day event.

The next Bowhouse food weekends are on August 11-12, September 8-9, October 13-14, November 10-11 and December 8-9. All are free and run from 10am to 4pm.