Henry Astor
2025
Henry is a farmer and miller based in the Cotswolds. He is a founder of the North East Cotswolds Farm Cluster, works with Good Food Oxfordshire to help create farm to fork in the county; and runs the Bruern Flour Mill that supplies local bakers with a variety of traditional and heritage flours milled from wheat grown on his farm. His mission is to find ways to grow nutrient dense food for the local community while trying to increase biodiversity.
My Sessions
Baking the Field: A Bakers Perspective
This session will explore the challenges of working with weak wheat and non-wheat flours, emphasising an ethical commitment to expressing soil diversity in baking. It highlights the tension between craft bakers, who honour regional grains and traditional methods, and industrial production, which prioritises efficiency and uniformity. Weak flours demand innovation, requiring new fermentation and handling […]