Simple Roots Market

08/04/2026

🍫 Fresh-Milled Texas Sheet Cake

There’s just something special about a homemade Texas Sheet Cake.

This one was made from fresh-milled whole wheat flour, giving it a richer flavor and more nutrition than traditional sheet cakes, while still being incredibly soft, moist, and topped with that classic warm chocolate icing.

We believe treats can still be made with ingredients you recognize:
🌾 Fresh-milled flour
🧈 Real butter
🥚 Farm-fresh eggs
🍫 Real cocoa
❤️ Made from scratch

No shortcuts. No mystery ingredients. Just simple baking the way it was meant to be.

This is one of the baked goods you’ll find at Simple Roots Market as we prepare to open our doors this fall. Every loaf, cookie, cake, and cinnamon roll starts with whole grains that we mill ourselves just before baking.

Because fresh really does taste different.

Now we’d love to hear from you…

💬 What homemade dessert brings back the sweetest memories for you? Was it your grandma’s pie, your mom’s cookies, Texas Sheet Cake, or something else? Share it in the comments—we’d love to know what made your house feel like home.

Simple Roots Market
Restoring Simple Living, One Root at a Time.

08/02/2026

🌱 Simple Roots Market: Why

People often ask us…

“Why a store with both real food and non-toxic home products?”

For us, the answer is simple.

Because they belong together.

When Lana and I began changing the way we lived, we realized healthier living wasn’t just about what was on our plates.

It was also about what was on our countertops.

What we washed our clothes with.

What we cleaned our homes with.

What we put on our skin.

And just as importantly…

Knowing where our food comes from.

We found ourselves driving hours to buy products we trusted.

We wished there was one place where people could find wholesome food, thoughtfully chosen home products, and people who genuinely cared about where those products came from.

That dream became Simple Roots Market.

Every food product we carry begins with a conversation.

We spend time getting to know the farmers, family-owned businesses, and cooperatives behind the products.

We ask how they’re grown, how they’re made, and what values guide their work.

If those values align with ours, we bring those products into our own home.

Then we cook with them.

We bake with them.

We use them around our own family table.

The same is true for our home and body products.

Many of those are products we’ve trusted and used for years.

Others are carefully researched and used in our own homes before we ever place them on our shelves.

If we wouldn’t confidently use it ourselves…

You won’t find it at Simple Roots Market.

We’re not trying to have the biggest selection.

We’re trying to have a selection we believe in.

One built on trust.

One built on relationships.

One built on real food, healthier homes, and supporting the farmers and family businesses who make it all possible.

This isn’t the fastest way to build a store.

But we believe it’s the right way.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll introduce you to the incredible people behind the food and products you’ll find in our store.

We can’t wait to share their stories with you.

💚

📍 Simple Roots Market
310 N. 1st St.
Owensville, Missouri

Coming September 2026

07/27/2026

🌱 It all started with a mustard seed. 🌱

Jesus said that faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains.

Today, we held the keys to a dream that began with a simple prayer, a lot of faith, and the belief that God was calling us to restore something that’s been forgotten.

Simple Roots Market is becoming a reality.

This little storefront isn’t just a building to us. It’s a place where we hope to help families return to simple living through real food, fresh-milled flour, non-toxic products, and a community rooted in faith.

Every item you’ll find in our store is something we believe in—products we use in our own homes and feed to our own families. We believe you shouldn’t have to wonder what’s in your food or the products you bring into your home. If we wouldn’t use it ourselves, you won’t find it on our shelves.

Our prayer is that Simple Roots Market becomes more than a store. We hope it’s a place where people can learn, gather, ask questions, and rediscover the joy of living simply.

Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us, encouraged us, supported our pop-ups, and believed in this dream from the beginning.

The mustard seed has been planted.

Now we get to watch what God grows. ❤️

🌿 Coming September 2026 🌿

Simple Roots Market
📍 310 N. 1st St.
Owensville, MO

We can’t wait to welcome you through our doors and share this journey with our community.

“Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants…” — Matthew 13:31–32

07/27/2026

Real food. A healthy home. They just belong together. 🌾🤍

At Simple Roots Market, we believe wellness doesn’t stop at what’s on your plate—it extends to every room in your home.

🥖 Fresh-milled flour gives your family bread and baked goods made from whole grains, preserving the natural nutrients and flavor that are often lost in commercial flour.

🧺 Our non-toxic refillery products help reduce the chemicals your family is exposed to every day—from laundry soap and dish soap to body wash and household cleaners.

It’s a simple way of living:
🌾 Nourish your body with real food.
🫧 Care for your home with safer ingredients.
💚 Support your health one small choice at a time.

We’re not chasing perfection. We’re simply getting back to the basics—just as God designed.

Simple Roots Market
Restoring Simple Living

What change have you made that has made the biggest difference for your family—switching to real food or switching to non-toxic products? We’d love to hear your story below. 👇

07/26/2026

Nothing goes to waste when you bake with purpose. ❤️

Today we turned one of our fresh-milled loaves into something new…

Homemade Garlic Herb Croutons!

Made with:
🌾 Fresh-milled wheat
🧈 Real butter
🫒 Olive oil
🧄 Garlic powder
🌿 Italian seasoning
❤️ A little patience

One of the things we’re passionate about at Simple Roots Market is using real ingredients and making the most of what God provides. A loaf that wasn’t quite perfect for sandwiches became crispy, flavorful croutons that are perfect on salads, in soups, or simply enjoyed by the handful.

We believe simple living means reducing waste, valuing what we have, and creating food that’s nourishing from the inside out.

Would you buy homemade fresh-milled croutons for your family?

🥗 Favorite way to enjoy croutons:
❤️ Salad
👍 Soup
😋 Straight from the bag

Simple Roots Market – Restoring Simple Living.

07/20/2026

🌾 Sometimes the simplest changes can make the biggest difference.

At Simple Roots Market, we believe food should nourish our bodies the way God intended. That’s one of the reasons we’ve become so passionate about fresh-milled flour and real bread.

Bread Beckers recently shared a powerful conversation about one family’s experience after switching to bread made from freshly milled grain. While every person’s health journey is different, stories like these remind us to ask an important question:

What if going back to real food is part of the answer?

Freshly milled flour keeps the bran, germ, and natural oils intact—bringing you the complete grain, just as it was created. No sitting on a warehouse shelf for months. No stripping away nutrients before it reaches your kitchen.

We aren’t here to promise cures. We simply believe that real food matters, and many families are discovering the difference that less processed foods can make in their own lives.

If you’ve ever wondered why we’re so passionate about fresh-milled baking, this episode is worth a listen.

🎧 Check out Bread Beckers’ latest Healthy Minute and let us know:
Have you tried bread made with freshly milled flour? What differences have you noticed?

“Real food isn’t complicated. We’ve just been in a hurry and forgot the basics.” 🌾❤️

Aline Nicholson shares, with Sue Becker, how one simple change—adding Real Bread made from freshly-milled flour to her family's daily diet—has tremendously transformed their health. Aline shares how her hot flashes disappeared, how her son can now enjoy bread without the severe sickness he experienced from store-bought bread, and how her husband's chronic sinus congestion and snoring have become a thing of the past! If you've ever wondered whether Real Bread can make a real difference, Aline's story may encourage you to make this real change.

Topics in this episode: hot flashes, sinus congestion, snoring, gluten, IBS, Vitamin E, acne, skin irritations, constipation relief

LISTEN NOW for FREE at https://www.breadbeckers.com/blog/sues-healthy-minutes/ also from any podcasting platform such as, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Alexa, Siri, or anywhere podcasts are played.

07/20/2026

🍋 New from the Simple Roots Market Bakery! 🍋

I’m so excited to share our newest fresh-milled creation…

Fresh Milled Lemon Shortbread Cookies!

Made with freshly milled whole wheat flour, real butter, fresh lemon zest, and topped with a sweet, tangy lemon glaze.

The buttery shortbread cookie is delicious on its own, but the fresh lemon icing is what makes it unforgettable. Every bite reminds me of sipping a glass of homemade lemonade on a hot summer day. ☀️🍋

These are made from simple, wholesome ingredients with the rich flavor that only fresh-milled flour can provide.

Would you try one?

👇 Tell me…
Do you love lemon desserts, or are you reaching for chocolate first? 💛🍋🍪

07/12/2026

🌾 A Little Flour, A Lot of Love ❤️

Today was a big day in the Simple Roots Market kitchen…

I made my very first batch of fresh-milled cinnamon rolls using flour milled from whole wheat berries, the tangzhong method for extra softness, real butter, and organic unrefined panela cane sugar.

Were they perfect? Nope.

Did I learn a lot? Absolutely.

Every loaf of bread, every mix, and every baked good we create is part of our journey to bring wholesome, simple foods back to our community. We’re taking the time to learn traditional methods, use quality ingredients, and create products we’d be proud to serve our own family.

I’d say these first cinnamon rolls were a pretty sweet success. ❤️

What do you think?

Would you buy fresh-milled cinnamon rolls from Simple Roots Market?

👇 Tell us your favorite cinnamon roll topping!
• Classic Cream Cheese
• Maple
• Caramel Pecan
• Orange Cream Cheese
• Something else?

🌱 Restoring Simple Living, one recipe at a time.

07/08/2026

🌱 We’re Still Here for You! 🌱

While we’re working behind the scenes on something BIG, we’re still offering all of your favorite Simple Roots Market products!

Whether you need non-toxic cleaning supplies, laundry products, body care, magnesium cream, fresh-milled baking products, or any of our other favorites, we’re happy to help.

🚗 Local delivery and porch pickup are available by appointment.

If there’s something you need, simply send us a message. If we don’t currently carry a product you’re looking for, let us know—we’re always looking for wholesome, non-toxic products our community wants and needs.

Thank you for supporting our small business and being part of this journey. We can’t wait to share what’s coming next!

🌿 Restoring Simple Living
💚 Simple Roots Market

06/29/2026

Have you ever flipped over a package of bread or buns and actually counted the ingredients?

We recently compared a popular store-bought brioche bun to the fresh-milled brioche buns we’re developing at Simple Roots Market.

The difference was eye-opening.

🌾 Our brioche buns contain just 8–9 simple, recognizable ingredients:
• Fresh-milled hard white wheat
• Fresh-milled soft white wheat
• Milk
• Butter
• Eggs
• Honey
• Salt
• Yeast
(Optional: vital wheat gluten)

The store-bought version contains around 25–30 ingredients, including preservatives, dough conditioners, emulsifiers, added colors, and processing aids designed to extend shelf life and create a consistent texture.

The biggest difference isn’t just the length of the ingredient list.

Fresh-milled flour starts with the entire wheat berry—the bran, germ, and endosperm—so it naturally contains the fiber, healthy oils, vitamins, and minerals that God placed in the grain. Nothing has been stripped away, and nothing needs to be added back.

Our goal isn’t to make food complicated. It’s to bring real food back to the table—made with simple ingredients you recognize and can feel good about serving your family.

🌾 Real food.
🤎 Real ingredients.
🌱 Restoring Simple Living.

Now we’re curious…

💬 Do you read ingredient labels before putting food in your cart? Why or why not?

💬 If you could choose between a bun made with 8 simple ingredients or one made with 25–30 ingredients, which would you choose—and why?