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Pierre welcomes us in the Hautes-Pyrénées to present his water mill which transforms ancient grains into exceptional flours. He explains to us the history of the mills and why they were replaced. Pierre shows us his water mill and shows us in detail how it is used. To visit the Moulin de la Ribère (flour sold only on site, no online sales): http://www.moulindelaribere.com Thanks to Stéphane from @lacledeschamps65 for putting us in touch with the Moulin de la RIBERE SUMMARY: 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Presentation of Pierre and the Moulin de la Ribère 11:56 The history of flour mills 19:34 Fauna in flour mills 22:05 Tour of the mill 28:27 Why return to old varieties? 39:42 The interest of old millstones for flours 44:33 The mechanism of the water mill 47:59 Understanding the composition of grain 54:56 The sifter 01:01:50 The life of the miller in the mill 01:07:33 Starting the mill 01:13:12 Why preserve this ancient knowledge? 01:17:50 Organic flours and how to preserve flour? 01:23:46 Passing on heritage 01:26:19 Does the lack of water and climate change endanger mills and wildlife? 01:29:44 The last word #mill #flour #autonomy Subscriber discounts at WATTUNEED for the purchase of an autonomous solar kit: https://larchipelle.fr/partenaires Find us on L'Archi'Pelle: http://www.larchipelle.fr / larchipellefr / larchipelle Discord / discord Telegram t.me/larchipelle THE BOOK OF L'ARCHI'PELLE: DARE TO LEAVE THE CITY available from Editions ULMER at this address: https://bit.ly/2Y4IDlW