For Immediate Release
September 06, 2011

Warren Cook, General Manager

AUBURN, Maine - The board of directors of Maine Organic Milling (MOM) of Auburn recently named Warren C. Cook of Kingfield their general manager. Cook is a member of Slow Money Maine’s Technical Assistance Team and he, along with other members, will manage and oversee all aspects of the newly formed company. For 20 years, Cook worked in the ski resort industry and spent 12 years in manufacturing operations. MOM supplies organic dairy and smaller animal feeds to farms in Maine and other parts of the northeast. It works in partnership with national organic grain supplier Organic Valley/ CROPP Cooperative.

MOM was started in the spring of 2010 when the organization purchased the Blue Seal Organic Mill in Auburn. The Department of Agriculture and Maine Rural Development loan fund provided the financing for this purchase. Other stakeholders include AVCOG, Coastal Enterprises, Stonyfield, and the city of Auburn.

MOM is a cooperative, owned by 12 Maine farmers. It currently serves about 20 farms in Maine as far north as Charleston and also Vermont, producing about 200 tons per month of mash and pellets. MOM expects to grow its bulk delivery dairy business and also expand its bagging business to serve the growing organic poultry, swine, sheep and goat farmers.

For further information, please contact Warren Cook (207) 266-3533 or Trish Kinney (207) 346-6371.