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Emma Zimmerman and her father Jeff restarted the historic Hayden Flour Mill in Queen Creek more than 10 years ago. (thesourdoughpodcast.com)
Queen Creek ‘flour child’s’ book celebrates grains BY JOSH ORTEGA Tribune Staff Writer
ust call her a flour child. Emma Zimmerman entered the flour business a little more than 10 years ago and is finally harvesting success with the completion of her first cookbook. The 37-year-old mother of three just spent two-and-a-half years putting together 80 different recipes made from 10 different grains that the Hayden Flour Mill produces in Queen Creek. She said people often visit the mill but don’t know what to make with the grains. “I really wanted to answer that question,” she said. “Here’s something for everyone.”
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It’s all found in her cookbook “The Miller’s Daughter: Unusual Flours & Heritage Grains, Stories and Recipes from Hayden Flour Mills.” It also tells the story of how her and her father Jeff restarted the historic Hayden Flour Mill in 2011 with the help of Sossaman Farms. The original mill operated in Tempe from 1874 to 1998 and on Aug. 13, 2011, that history began again 30 miles away from the historic original mill. “We were very inspired by that story so it’s kind of our homage to that part of Arizona history,” she said. It all started when she quit her PhD program in Canada and returned home teaching evening cadaver labs at a com-
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Arizona Goat Yoga April Gould, left, and Sarah Williams owners get their animals ready for an appearance on “America’s Got Talent.” (Courtesy of Arizona Goat Yoga)
EV yoga goats get big national TV spotlight
BY SAMANTHA MORRIS Tribune Staff Writer
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successful showing, their performance was edited into the program’s “flops” portion. Despite that, Gould and the goats have been cleared for the show’s second round. “We did an obstacle course and they didn’t show any of that,” said Gould. Right before the show, all the judges went to meet the goats. And when judge Sofia Vergara picked up Gould’s star goat, Minnie, it fell asleep in her arms. “I was getting a little bit nervous,” said Gould. “The goat was asleep and it was the only one that does every trick.” Two minutes before the show, Gould managed to awaken Minnie. Gould’s goats and alpacas participated in the obstacle course.
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