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How I Built This with Guy Raz
It was read by Bob Moore in the 1960s, and a passage about the public beating a path to the miller's door due to the quality of the whole grains inspired him to consider starting a mill himself.
I think it's safe to say probably changed your life. What was that book?
— Episode: Bob's Red Mill: Bob Moore
Episode: Bob's Red Mill: Bob Moore
It was read by Bob Moore in the 1960s, and a passage about the public beating a path to the miller's door due to the quality of the whole grains inspired him to consider starting a mill himself.
I think it's safe to say probably changed your life. What was that book?
A book called John Goffey's Mill, written by George Woodbury.
the most delightful thing was whole grains when he ground all these wonderful whole wheat flour and whole rye flour and cornmeal and all this, that the public beat a path to his door.
If we could do this, if we could get a mill and do the same thing, the public would beat a path to our door. And we would be in business.