Thank You To Our Supporters - The Land Institute

Together, we’ve had a big year!

Thanks to your support, 2023 has proven to be a remarkable and impactful year at The Land Institute. These advances are largely made possible by dedicated supporters like you, who are committed to creating a better future.

We’re honored by all that you have helped to accomplish in 2023:

Perennial Rice Proves the Potential of Sustainable Grain Agriculture

Civic Scientists Help Advance Crop Diversity

Patagonia Provisions Launches Kernza® Lagers with 11 Breweries

Kernza® Perennial Grain Celebrates 40 Years of Milestones

Perennial Baki™ Bean as Wilkes Climate Prize Finalist

Thank you for being with us on this journey to create a perennial future.

Click here to learn more about our perennial vision from Rachel Stroer, President of The Land Institute.

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Earth Week 2026 in Kansas

Join The Land Institute and community partners this Earth Week to celebrate all that perennial grains offer for people and the planet! Taste Kernza® perennial...

Aubrey Streit Krug, director of ecospheric studies at The Land Institute

Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods book launches in March 2026

The Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods book will launch on March 3rd, 2026. Co-edited by author Liz Carlisle and Aubrey Streit Krug, Director...

December 29, 2025

Advancing perennial grains as climate-resilient forages in the Colorado River Basin

Researchers leading collaborative work in the Upper Colorado River Basin published an article highlighting the climate-resilient potential of perennial grains as alternative forage crops that...

December 15, 2025

Accelerating perennial crop domestication for a resilient food future

Plant breeding and genomics research partners at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Alabama, shared news of their collaborative work with The Land Institute to...

Co-founder Wes Jackson honored by Kansas Farmers Union

The Land Institute’s co-founder Wes Jackson received the 2025 Linda Hessman Lifetime Achievement Award at the Kansas Farmers Union’s (KFU) 118th anniversary convention for his...

1% Kernza Initiative with General Mills and Cascadian Farm

General Mills expands use of Kernza® in Cascadian Farm Cereals with Perennial Percent™

General Mills is quadrupling its use of Kernza® perennial grain. By incorporating one percent Kernza into four top-selling Cascadian Farm flake cereals, General Mills is...

Harvest Letter 2025

November 2025 Dear supporters, This season, as roots deepen and harvest is celebrated, I’ve been thinking about how far our work has come—and how much...

Kevin Murphy of WSU's Breadlab visits perennial grains research at The Land Institute

Funding boost for perennial grains research and commercialization

A new Washington State University (WSU) initiative has recently received a $19 million funding boost to bring nutritious, climate-friendly grains to more fields, products, and...

Climate Week NYC 2025 – Securing a sustainable future with perennial grains

Support for perennial agriculture is growing at Climate Week in NYC! The Land Institute team will showcase how diverse perennial grains can be a viable,...

Staff researcher receives New Innovator in Food & Ag Award

Dr. Evan Craine, Research Scientist in The Land Institute’s Crop Stewardship Program, is one of eleven early-career scientists who received the Foundation for Food and...

Presidents Letter

President’s Letter 2025

We’re celebrating five decades of patient, determined progress—and looking ahead to imagine what’s possible by 2075, 50 years from now.

A man in the field of perennial wheat

Perennial Wheat: 20 Years of Development Progress

In the rural communities surrounding The Land Institute in central Kansas, you can feel summer’s arrival—not just in the greening of the fields, but in...