We went to Penn Yan because I love buckwheat, we were in the area, and who could resist the chance to see the griddle that cooked the world's biggest buckwheat pancake? Oddly, the building the mill office told us had the mill's products for sale was locked up tight. But we felt fortunate that we discovered that after we discovered Milly's Pantry at the Pinwheel Market Cafe at 19 Main St. This is a non-profit operation that sells Birkett Mills products (and other local products) to support a program that feeds more than 600 needy kids in Yates County. I was happy to buy all the Birkett Mills products I wanted there, and we had some great iced tea (free refill!) there too.
I can't figure out why the storefront place the mill office told us about (a) didn't have any signs or other indication there were mill products for sale there, and (b) was locked up at 4:30PM on a Friday, but I'm so glad we found the Pinwheel and its terrific mission that I don't really care. read more