Ray and Helen Juhl of Middle River, Minnesota, founded Natural Way Mills in 1973. They fulfilled their dream of providing an alternative to the 20th century diet of additive-laden, processed foods. Natural Way Mills currently processes and markets ORGANIC, NON-GMO whole grains, flours, and cereals. They also do specialty milling. The Juhls purchased a large grain farm near the Red River Valley of the North in 1954. Working with Jack Zachary, an experienced miller of many years from St. Paul, MN, the present mill was built and uses a unique process not used in any other mills. This secret system does the following two things: (1) keeps all the original nutrients, (2) produces a dryer product that extends the shelf life without adding preservatives.