Arva Flour Mills

Highly Engaged Employees

Arva Flour Mills, in Arva, Ontario, is located on the banks of the Medway Creek and is North America's oldest continuously operating water powered commercial flour mill and the 6th oldest continually operating business in Canada (just behind BMO). Originally established in 1819, unlike most other heritage mills, they have never ceased operations an... d continue to produce premium flour. They mill natural heritage flour from non-GMO wheat from small nearby family-owned and operated farms. Their vintage roller mills produce a heritage flour with no preservatives or undesirable commercial additives. They mill traditionally and customers receive fresh flour that has not been sitting on a shelf or in a warehouse for long periods of time. Around 1819, the original grist mill-stones were replaced with roller mills, which were the "state of the art" at the time. These are the vintage milling machines they still use to produce their flours to this day. For the most part, the mill operates virtually the same way it did in the early part of the previous century, with half the mill still running on water power; with the rest on electricity. The Mill sells a vast array of organic, natural and local products and is also home to the Mill House Bakery. It continues to thrive today under the leadership of Mike Matthews and his family, and will continue to grow and thrive under the new ownership of Mark Rinker and family.Read More