At Chisholm Trail Milling, we are loyal to the soil and true to creating wholesome products. We are loyal to the belief that flour is a key ingredient and that flavor begins in the soil.
Oklahoma farmers grow some of the best wheat and rye in the world. Chisholm Trail Milling has deep roots in Oklahoma’s soil and agricultural traditions, which is why we are based at the heart of it all in what is known as the ‘Wheat Capitol of the World!’ Learn about our journey and connect to where it all begins.
All our grains are conventionally produced and grown for flavor, not just yield. It is then slowly milled between two natural granite stones, which crushes the berries into an extremely fine flour that is healthy, digestible, and delicious.
Our flour is freshly milled-to-order and all the parts of the wheat and rye berries are preserved. This is the way our ancestors made flour and exactly how we make flour today.
We work directly with the Wheat Improvement Team at Oklahoma State University, the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, and the Oklahoma Wheat Grower’s Association to develop public wheat varieties because we are passionate about value and flavor. We also embrace the legacy of heritage grains, which we grow in Oklahoma and freshly stone-mill for customers passionate about such ancient grains.
Always remember, “What you bake can only be as good as your main ingredient.”
Our Founders
Graison Gill is co-founder of Chisholm Trail Milling. He also founded Bellegarde Bakery in New Orleans. Graison has been baking professionally for twelve years and was trained at the San Francisco Baking Institute under Michel Suas and Frank Sally. Graison’s passion for bread stems from the craft’s intricacies and interactions with the elements of fire, water, and fermentation. In 2020, he was a nominee for the Best Baker in America by the James Beard Foundation. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including on the March 2019 cover of Food & Wine Magazine.
Brady Sidwell is the co-founder of Chisholm Trail Milling. He has extensive agribusiness and supply chain experience in the US and internationally. The Sidwell family has been involved in agriculture for multiple generations, which he now leads and also operates several supply chain and distribution businesses including seed wheat, barley, rye, triticale, oats, mung beans, sesame, among others, specialty grain handling and storage company, Enterprise Grain, that is the supply chain for Chisholm Trail Milling as well as retail stores under the brand 81 Feed & Seed. As one of Oklahoma’s most innovative and progressive agribusinessmen, he brings a base of agronomic knowledge and supply chain expertise unrivaled in the industry. He is a steward, not just of his family’s land and their heritage in the wheat industry, but of honest farming practices and the tradition of ecological dedication that that entails.