AXIS NATURAL FOODS

Borealis Breads is proud to be taking a leadership role in the use of Maine agricultural products.

All the whole wheat flour we use, over 80, 000 pounds per year, comes from Maine. It's grown and milled by Matt Willliams at Aurora Mills in Linneus, near Houlton.

We are currently using organic Maine-grown wheat from Aurora Mills in several of our breads, including the Rustic Baguette, French Peasant, Multi-Grain, and Aroostook Wheat.

Portland has all this plus full meals, salads, espresso drinks, beer and wine.

These breads are available throughout Maine and New Hampshire. These and other products can be found at our retail stores in Maine. There are three wheat varieties grown on Matt's farm: ‘Maxine’ winter wheat, and ‘Grandin’ and ‘AC Walton’ spring wheats. The wheat is cleaned at the farm and milled there on a twenty-inch commercial Meadows mill.

In addition to producing really good bread from Maine-grown organic wheat, we are:

encouraging consumers to purchase locally-grown and produced foods

reducing sprawl by providing an economic basis for continued agricultural use of open spaces

creating market-driven demand for Maine-grown organic wheat

enhancing the health of Maine cropland by encouraging organic farming

The Portland Bakery and Bistro is open

from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM Monday to Saturday, and 8 AM to 4:00 PM on Sunday