It's good to hear from you over here in our blog, Rosalee! We’re so accustomed to connecting with you on our Facebook page. Your frustration is heard and I’m genuinely sorry that my response to Richard landed as an unfair, broad-brush definition of non-organic wheat. I see how that could feel like a disservice to farmers working so hard to be exceptional stewards of the land outside of organic farming. 
 
Knowing your connection to Farmer Direct Foods (which supplies our amazing White Whole Wheat Flour that we’re quite proud of: Where our White Whole Wheat Flour starts) we can understand your take that many people can miss the incredible care and quality management that can be applied to non-organic wheat. We partner with the Farmer Direct Foods cooperative for exactly that reason — because it represents some of the highest quality non-organic growing practices that can be both traced and verified. As you’ve identified, wheat from the cooperative doesn’t have glyphosate applied as a pre-harvest application.  
 
When fans and customers ask us about the possibility of glyphosate use, our primary goal is to be transparent and state the facts regarding federal approval for non-organic wheat and the maximum threshold for residue. It’s no guarantee of use by any given farmer, which we acknowledge in the response by clarifying, “if it’s used ...” You’ll be glad to know that in some responses we also point to the White Whole Wheat Flour as an option for many customers whose preference is to avoid the possibility of glyphosate use would want to consider, depending on the context of their question. I've gone back into my response to Richard to include this detail, so that you'll see it's updated. 
 
Our team is at the continual practice of making sure our flour is the best quality it can be — both in terms of its baking outcomes and also how it’s produced. In a world where there isn’t a one-size solution to fit every need, you and all our partners and customers can count on our commitment to explore a combination of options to produce the very best flour out there. 
 

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