Wonderful farm store with their own ground grits, grains, and more. From spices and jars of preserved and pickled foods, to old time candy and cookware, this store has a lot of items. Even the employees we interacted with were friendly. The location is great with several things nearby. After we cashed out, we walked around back to see the trout and falls, then next door to the coffee roaster before going across the street to the winery and antique store. Highly recommend! read more

Nora Mill Granary - Entrance - Specialty Food Near Me - Helen, Georgia

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Very friendly and informative staff.All your corneal ,flour,grits,syrups ,jellies and much more.A real very old working mill.Has beautiful views of the water behind it.We stop in each time to get our grits,pancake mix,specialty products and my tomato vidalia salad dressing.Make it your stop while in Helen.Take it from The Working Man Review. read more

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A must stop when you visit Helen. So many fresh food items like corn meal, grits, bread flours etc. Make sure to take time to go out back and listen to the pleasant sounds of the small rapids in the river behind the building. They also have a lot of miscellaneous other items like jams, jellies, candies etc. The staff was very helpful answering all of our questions. A very historic building as well. Highly recommend. read more

Nora Mill Granary - View of the falls from their deck - Specialty Food Near Me - Helen, Georgia

Very cool store. Lots to look at but I brought a group of people with disabilities up there and we weren't greeted or told to have a good day. Nothing. Not that wheelchair accessible. It's so close to the white line of the road where you bring a wheelchair up. There is also no way to go down to feed the fish if you are in a wheelchair. In this day and age, it's time to update a little something where everyone is welcome. read more

We spent a day in Helen on our way home from Murphy, NC. My cousin had read about this place and we thought it sounded interesting so we stopped in. It is a working mill that was established in the 1870s and they still use the original stones to make flour, biscuit mix, cornmeal, grits, and more which I thought was really cool! There are lots of different products from the granary part and then also things like jams, salsas, hot sauces, syrups, and a lot of other things. It's a perfect spot to pick up a unique gift or to bring home something to cook with for yourself. My cousin and I both grabbed a bag of their Grandma's Biscuit and Pancake Mix. It even came with a little biscuit cutter which I thought was a nice touch. I'll have to add a photo and update when I make some biscuits and pancakes! Along with the store having an interesting story and cool products, there's also a really pretty view of the river behind the shop. Also, huge shout out to the nice staff. We got there very close to closing time and they still let us in and allowed us to walk around for a bit which was very kind of them. If you're in the Helen area, you should definitely stop by and check this place out! read more

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Okay, so I didn't realize this was an actual mill! I get there and it's a legit mill! I immediately was impressed. The inside isn't large, but they've got a lot of stuff inside, from jellies to funnel cake mix, oats and biscuit batter. They really have it all. I picked up some oats to make at home. A large bag that hopefully I don't mess up making. They also sell a few other random kitchen items that you probably don't need, but overall the store has a ton of great gifts if you or someone you know is into baking. I'm more into eating the finished product, but it would be fun to try baking these items for sure. From my understand you can stop here and actually see them working on the grains and making things right there at the mill which would be a cool experience. That wasn't happening when I was there, but would love to see that one day. Parking- I would back in because pulling out of that lot into the main road was a little difficult especially if it's a busy time of year. The staff was great and although I haven't made my items yet, I'm very much looking forward to doing so. read more

Nora Mill Granary - Specialty Food Near Me - Helen, Georgia

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This place was so cute! They were adding corn to the mill when we arrived so it was super neat to see the grinding process. I purchased a bag of grits and cornmeal which I cannot wait to try at home. The employees were friendly and helpful. read more

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You must stop at this mill. What a roadside treasure. So many milled items, cereals, jams, jellies, seasonings, syrups, and mixes. They also have soap! We sampled grits and porridge. Such a fun store. I can't wait to try my sweet potato muffin mix. I will be back to try something else!! Excellent customer service too - walked me to an item I was looking for. There's a lot of history in this building too. read more

Everytime we come to Helen, this is a must! Their mixes are amazing. I've highly recommend the blue berry muffin mix, and the cornmeal mix as well for pancakes. It makes great gifts to take home to friends and family. The fact that it's a real working mill adds so much more to the experience. read more

May 2022 - We stopped by to do some shopping and watch some of the giant fish in the river. Awesome little business! We picked up two bags of gravy mix. I call it "magic dust"! It turns to thick gravy in seconds and is excellent! The staff was very friendly! read more

Nora Mill Granary - Fish in the waterfall behind the Mill. - Specialty Food Near Me - Helen, Georgia

I come to this area yearly, but decided to see some other places this year. This place reminded me of my granny's and her home cooked cornbread and biscuits from scratch! This place is rustic and cute, Very friendly, knowledgeable staff, free tasting so don't miss this part, so yummy...I got skooled and you can see the corn meal being grinded, I was simply amazed on the process. The whole spot was scenic and educational, lots of wandering and reading. Of course I did a little bit of shopping. Make sure you got out back to see the dam, fish feeding station, so pretty and relaxing. Tip: Make sure you stop, it's across from the Habersham Winery you can't miss it. read more

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Good place to stop and purchase food gifts A lot of history present Good coffee shop next door. Family owned

I love the friendliness, the relaxed atmosphere, the variety of products. Live nearby and sautee but just moved to Michigan. Would love to know if I can order something to be delivered to Michigan. Once you get some of these products you'll want to go back for more. Especially the porridge got to try it. read more

An absolutely wonderful stop to see and old mill and other historic elements of milling. There are a lot of different milled items to choose from as well as preserves, butters, and more. Customer service is a bit lax as there is a staffing shortage in Helen and surrounding areas. A great place to stop on the way out of Helen when headed towards Cleveland. read more

Nora Mill Granary - Building Exterior - Specialty Food Near Me - Helen, Georgia

Much like the "Waters of Lourdes", whenever I'm near Helen, Georgia I'm drawn to this place. There's something about their coarse ground yellow cornmeal that adds depth to my already delicious cornbread. Yes, it has healing powers ... at least on us Southerners. read more

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Definitely worth a stop if you're in Helen! The mill still functions and produces the grains for their products! It's like a step back in time. No plumbing, no a/c, wooden floors. Take a stroll out back and look at the water. Bring your quarters so you can feed the bass in the water below. Great photo-op spot, too! read more

Nora Mill Granary - Specialty Food Near Me - Helen, Georgia

This is a great place to spend a few hours. Located amongst a few historical places and across from a winery, a perfect place to explore. Nestled against the Chattahoochee River, this place was a great place to see how grain was pummeled back in the day. But wait, they still do it the same way and still use the same power source, the river. It was a good visit and an experience to watch. Staff - helpful and professional Location - plenty of parking and on the river. Prices - seemed ok to me Stop by and grab a bag of grits and pancake mix and have a great dinner. read more

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a customer for 10+ years!! customer service is outstanding. Due to a computer glitch, my order was shipped to the Wrong address. it was fixed immediately. their products are the best quality. I will always be a faithful customer. Jim H. read more

Best grits you'll ever have. My wife and I can't go in here without spending $50 in grits and jelly's. Only shame on our visit this time was of every single place we visited over 2 days in Helen, they were the only ones with workers not wearing masks. Unfortunate to see such a good a business not following advised COVID recommendations and putting both their employees and customers at risk. read more

We stopped in at Nora Mill Granary on a whim while driving by on vacation. We originally drove right by, but quickly stopped and turned around. It simply looked interesting and the parking lot was full, so we thought there must have been something going on. The granary was a full fledged mill. The staff was busy grinding meal and flour just as it had been done years before while kids from very young to very old watched with fascination. What a great experience! While there you can purchase grains they make along with a huge variety of interesting gadgets, jellies, condiments, canned edibles...just everything! We picked up some Georgia Ice Cream (grits) and some of the granary's fish batter which also is used for fried green tomatoes, onion rings etc. and some Rhubarb jam - OMG every thing we bought was amazing! If you haven't had stone ground grits - you have been missing out. The batter mix tasted a bit salty when we mixed it up, but we've made friend onion rings, battered mushrooms, cauliflower and broccoli and they all turned out wonderfully and were seasoned perfectly with nothing additional needed. The rhubarb jam is just perfect. My grandma couldn't have made it better. We enjoyed our purchases so much that we found their site online and stocked up on several additional items. We ordered these during the height of COVID 2020 and were amazed that they arrived within a few days!! If you are in the area - definitely worth the visit! read more

So glad we actually got to stop here in person! For years we've been getting deliveries from friends and family who picked us up grits and pancake mix from Nora Mill. The shop itself is rustic and cute. It's cluttered and rickety in an endearing way. It sits in a beautiful spot right along a creek which you can view from the back deck. There was a fish feeding station which my kids were disappointed was empty. I was disappointed that will all the goods they did not sell steel cut oats. They had more processed oats but not the healthier steel cut ones. We still picked up some of their pancake mix and yellow speckled grits which are both fabulous. Also, beware of some of the "country" items you buy. I picked up on of the speckled Americana type serving ware only to see "Made in China" on the back and quickly put it down. Bummer that they don't carry all authentic, local stuff. read more

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I love the products. The customer service suck bad. Rude and didn't have time for me as a customer. I bought quite a bit of stuff and would have bought more...but the disrespect was not worth my time. Today is the 12/15/ 2022 I will never be back. read more

This was a most interesting visit ever. We were walked through all of the granary and how it runs. Very informative!

I love coming to this place during road trips to the country. Their grits are wonderful and they sell lots of local food products such as cornmeal, porridge, pancake mixes, jellies, etc. Their cast iron selection is quite extensive. This is a great stop for out of town guests. read more

We echo the comments by George C. He's on target about this fascinating stop. They use stone-ground flours both wheat and corn meal, and they have their own pre-packaged blends of cornbread, spoonbread and several varieties of wheatbread and rye flour, etc. There's also an interesting assortment of cast iron cookwear and some attractive kitchen gifts. We spent more than we intended here; compared to so much of touristy Helen, the Mill seems "real." read more

Interesting store/building. Huge selection of southern type cooking/baking goods and cookware. Charming little tourist trap with a working water powered mill. read more

We stop in every chance we get up that way. It is such a unique place. Take a little time and explore, shop around, sit out by the creek and enjoy yourself. read more

Nora Mill Granary - They deliver! - Specialty Food Near Me - Helen, Georgia

Nora Mill Granary & country store sits on the edge of Hwy 75 & the Chattahoochee in the historic Nacoochee Village. This is an operating water powered gristmill. They sell their ground grits & cornmeal along with local honey, jelly, salsa, pickles, etc. Samples are setup throughout for your tasting pleasure. They also have a variety of kitchen items as well. A fun stop while in Helen. read more

Nora Mill Granary - Pioneer's Porridge recipe - Specialty Food Near Me - Helen, Georgia

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I'm still enjoying the fresh ground grits and cornmeal I bought from the Granary. Also, the cast iron skillet. If you love real southern food and want to see a real slice of GA. riverside life, around for over 100 years, then please stop in Nachoochee just outside of Helen. read more

Very cool old working water powered grist mill. They make grits, flours, meals and whatnot and have a selection of jellies and lodge cast iron cookware. Neat place, make sure you check it out if you are in Helen. read more

Nora Mill Granary - Specialty Food Near Me - Helen, Georgia

I agree with the few reviews I've read about this place. It was fun to walk through this authentic, working water mill that still sells product. Friendly staff, and a Huge selections of some Southern classics. Honey, Jam's and Jellies...etc. It's alittle bit more expensive to purchase items here than your mass produced items, but I'm hoping the quality makes up for the difference. I haven't tried my items as of yet. read more

Stopped in for some cornmeal. Wound up with hush puppy mix and pancake mix. While we shopped we were shown how the mill worked. It is an elevator type mill, very interesting as you don't see many working stone mills anymore. Enjoyed our visit and will be back. read more

A fantastic working mill fashioning a plethora of fine products including a few varieties of stone ground grits a great tasting biscuit/pancake mix and more... we had the pleasure of the mills history from Tom who was very friendly and knowledgeable!! read more

Wowzers. I cannot believe I am the FTR this place. Nora MIlls has been a fixture up here for a good while. It sits in a beautiful streamside gristmill on the bank of the Chattahoochee just south of Helen. I am not a fan of Helen, but I love this place. I always walk away with bags (yes, proper flour bags and sacks) of fresh ground cornmeal and grits and wonderfully milled flours of many sorts. Of course, it's "touristy" to an extent, but I have complete confidence in the results I get with fresh, local products. People want to know the "secret" of my caramel cake, my cornbread, and my creamy grits. Good, fresh, pure ingredients are a great start. read more

A great quaint, old working grist mill. The staff is super friendly. The selection of real Southern foods is fantastic. The white speckled corn grits are absolutely THE BEST!!! We were also instant fans of their Pioneer Porridge. Going to have to visit this place often! read more

Not only is this one of the most quaint and beautiful grist mills in the country, the manager/operator is only too happy to tell you all about the whole mill process. He was taught by the original operators os the mill and continues the tradition today. It's a great history lesson along with all the samplings and products! read more

Charming old mill with quality products & friendly family owned staff. Great southern historical site!

We loved this little place! We bought the Crispy Mountain Batter mix and it GREAT with shrimp, fish and chicken! Just bought 2 more pounds online to refill our take home bag :) read more

You can't just find this kind of place anymore. I always stop in and stock up on my grits! My friend even gave out Nora Mill grits all cutely presented as a wedding favor with little jelly jars too. Sometimes you can even catch a fly fisherman in the river off the back porch trying his best. Delicious samples abound. read more

Incrediably neat building and water powered (!!!) grist mill in the back. The staff was super friendly (most likely bored, but still), gave us samples of everything. Fell deeply and passionately in love with their sweet hot pickles, a jar of which I treat myself to every Christmas read more