What’s on the Thanksgiving table in a hotter, drier world?
Excerpt from the article featuring Kernza® perennial grain: Trade your bubbly for beer made with Kernza. Hardier alternatives may become more prevalent in a warming world. Experiments with perennial grains…
Kernza research addresses yields
There’s promise in ongoing research for Kernza – perennial intermediate wheatgrass trademarked and named by The Land Institute. But it’s also a work in progress. Kernza research was awarded a…
Kernza: The Perennial Grain With the Potential to Change Agriculture Forever
If you haven’t heard about Kernza, don’t feel too bad. This amazing grain was first developed by the scientists at The Land Institute in 2008. Since then, this scientific marvel…
This Earth-Friendly Crop May Change Agriculture For The Better
or those who didn’t learn what a perennial grain crop is as a kid, it’s like the grass you see on the side of a road that comes back year…
Do we need new grains because of climate change?
The Sustainable Baker is a podcast miniseries exploring how climate change is going to affect the things we love to bake – and how we could bake differently today to…
Grains That Give Back: Top 10 Food Trends for 2022
What does the future of food and beverage taste like? Don’t think too hard — we already did that for you. We consulted our expert Trends Council, picking their brains…
A recipe for fighting climate change and feeding the world
Scientists hope a new kind of perennial grain, Kernza, offers a taste of what environmentally-friendly farming could look like. “It’s so different from anything I’ve baked with,” says my baking…
Perennial Grains Start Appearing on Grocery Store Shelves
Kernza, a perennial alternative to wheat, has a lot of potential. “Daddy, you never eat cereal,” said my youngest the other day, surprised to see me stepping away from my…
Patagonia Provisions and Hopworks Partner on Long Root IPA Beer
Patagonia Provisions, in partnership with Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) in Portland, OR, has just released Patagonia Provisions Long Root IPA, a traditional West Coast style IPA made with organic ingredients…
Why Isn’t There More Organic Alcohol?
While consumer appetites for organic food, clothing and other products have grown exponentially since 2005, less than 1% of commercial spirits, beer and wine is certified organic, according to Nielsen…
Kernza farmers see a market for earth-friendly grain
Don Wyse has long been an evangelist for perennial crops. The University of Minnesota professor, who leads the U of M Forever Green Initiative, now thinks the potential of those…
Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative is promoting their ecosystem and earth-benefitting crops
News report from Pioneer PBS in southeastern Minnesota on the newly formed Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative that has an eye towards marketing perennial crops — Kernza®, a perennial grain, to…