BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 31, 2020
When Sara Flewelling’s father first started Aurora Mills and Farm in Linneus back in the late 1990s, Maine was not seen as a promising area for growing grains. But Matt Williams, a cooperative extension agent with the University of Maine, demonstrated that soil in Aroostook County, as well as in parts of central and southern Maine, were ideal for growing grains such as barley, a key ingredient in many of the craft beers Maine has become renowned for. And now, Aurora Mills and Farm has been featured in the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs’ cultivator showcase.