New Partnership - Skagit Valley Malting

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I am a proud supporter of Skagit Valley Malting and am excited to announce our partnership with Skagit Valley Malting to bring the science of malting in to the 21at century. I look forward to their purchasing additional grain and building additional malting machines brought to you by local | open | independent.

https://www.skagitvalleymalting.com/new-blog/2019/2/13/skagit-valley-malting-expansion-plan

Cheers

Evan Turner

Entrepreneur in Residence

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