All About Beer: Brewing with Kernza
Hosts of the All About Beer podcast Don Tse and Em Sauter spoke with Tammy Kimbler, Chief Communications Officer at The Land Institute, and Layne Carter, Operations Manager at Aslan Brewing (one of the 11 breweries participating in the Patagonia Provisions Kernza beer project) to learn about the perennial grain, its flavor profile in beers, the process of brewing with Kernza, and the environmental benefits that accompany its use.
Click here to listen to the episode on the All About Beer website.
2023 Agroecology Summit – Approaches to Advance Agroecology in the US
In December 2023, the University of Vermont’s Institute for Agroecology held the 2023 Agroecology Summit, which hosted several speakers including The Land Institute’s Tim Crews (Keynote) and research partner Nick Jordan of the University of Minnesota’s Forever Green Initiative. The event was also co-produced by Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at The Land Institute.
My World Too: The Land Institute and Sustain-A-Grain
PBS traveled to The Land Institute’s Salina, Kansas headquarters to learn about the role of perennial grains in the future of agriculture for their “My World Too” series.
Perennial Atlas Project – Civic Science Webinar
Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at The Land Institute, provides an overview of the Perennial Atlas Project, a new civic science project that will engage up to 250 participants working with perennial grain crops and their annual counterparts across the US to advance perennial grain research.
Click here to learn more about this project and get involved.
Perennial Cultures on Food Freedom Radio
Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab, discusses perennial grains, perennial cultures, and the new Perennial Atlas Civic Science project on Minnesota’s’ Food Freedom Radio.
Mothering Earth Ep. 111 – Perennial Grain Crops
Tammy Kimbler, Chief Communications Officer at The Land Institute, spoke on the Mothering Earth podcast to provide an overview of perennial grain crops, their classification and comparison to annual grains, and their importance for global nutrition, agricultural systems, and communities.
The buzz around Kernza, a climate-resistant grain
CBC’s Allison Dempster reports on the climate-resilient capabilities and market opportunities for Kernza perennial grain, interviewing a Canada grower and the Brewmaster of Hopworks Urban Brewery to learn more.
The Scoop on Kernza®, a Multi-functional Perennial Grain Crop
Hana Fancher, Market Stewardship Specialist at The Land Institute, along with Kernza research collaborator Nicole Tautges from the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, spoke on the Come Rain or Shine podcast about the multiple environmental benefits of the perennial grain and the future direction of the Kernza market.
Garden Futurist Podcast: What if Farmland Looked Like Ecological Gardening?
The podcast Garden Futurist spoke with Tim Crews, Chief Scientist and Director of the International Program at The Land Institute, on humans’ relationship with agriculture and the planet, the role of perennials in building healthy soil ecosystems, and a discussion on how ecological perennial gardening ideas could scale up to our global agricultural landscapes.
The Potential for Perennial Grains with Peter Miller and Brandon Schlautman of Sustain-A-Grain
Dr. Brandon Schlautman of The Land Institute and Peter Miller of Sustain-A-Grain spoke on the Future of Agriculture podcast about “the potential for perennial grains, what it takes to commercialize a brand-new crop, and ways to build the supply chain in a way that buyers remain happy, farmers remain profitable, and supply and demand can grow together at a sustainable pace.”
Pathways to a Perennial Food Future: My Climate Journey
Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at The Land Institute, delivers a crash course in understanding the perennial grain ecosystem, its history, the research behind how to develop new crops, and the labor needs to sustain production. Aubrey also discusses the education required to introduce new crops for human consumption, equity considerations on access to crops, and why the ability to grow grains year-round is key to sustaining global food stability.
China, Science, & the Future of Farming in America with The Land Institute’s Brandon Schlautman
Brand Schlautman, Lead Scientist of the Perennial Legumes Program at The Land Institute, sat down with Andy Stumpf on the IRONCLAD “Change Agents” Podcast to discuss perennial grain developments in the context of the US farming system.
*Correction: The Land Institute is based in Salina, Kansas (The podcast mentions that The Land Institute is a Kentucky-based organization).