Category: Audio

Conservation organization Clean Wisconsin interviewed research partner Nicole Tautges at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in Wisconsin and Joe Walts, brewer at Karben4 Brewing, for their latest podcast episode discussing Kernza® perennial grain momentum in the craft brewing space. This episode also covers the progression in the Kernza supply chain in Wisconsin and the role of growers, grain processors, and brewers in developing community excitement around beer as an agricultural product.

Listen to Episode 367 of the Ear to the Ground podcast to hear partners at the Forever Green Initiative at the University of Minnesota discuss their perennial crop portfolio, including Kernza, and the market development work that needs to be done to ensure that breeding work, agronomic research, and the environmental benefits of perennial grains can be actualized on landscapes.

You can also listen to one of the previous episodes (#365, Perennial Pivot) to hear from Kernza growers at Sogn Valley Farm in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.

The Land Institute’s Tim Crews speaks about his personal journey to The Land Institute, the organization’s research efforts in perennial grain crop and cropping system development, and the role of perennials in improving soil health in global agriculture systems on the Food For You and the Planet podcast.

Tim Crews, The Land Institute’s Chief Scientist and International Initiative Director, appeared on the Care More Be Better podcast to discuss the future of food through the lens of a perennial agriculture transition.

Tammy Kimbler, Chief Communications Officer at The Land Institute, appeared on a new podcast from Oregon Grapevine to discuss the history of the organization in addition to the development of perennial grains, their benefits to soils, and their role in the future of food and agriculture.

Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at The Land Institute, appeared on KFRM 550 AM’s On the Front Porch program to discuss her upbringing, life experiences, and career path and how these translate to her work to steward and realize more just perennial cultures in the context of grain agriculture.

Click here to listen to the episode on KFRM’s website.

Listen to discussions about Kernza perennial grain, its position as an emerging crop, and its recent role in the brewing industry from science education outlet Science Friday.

The Land Institute’s work on perennial grain crop development was discussed on the Monday, July 22nd edition of NPR’s KMUW Wichita 89.1

Conservation and environmental protection organization Clean Wisconsin met with Russ Klisch of the Milwaukee-based Lakefront Brewery for the State of Change podcast to learn about the process of brewing and experimenting with Kernza, the unique flavor that it offers in beer, the properties of the perennial grain, and the role of breweries in promoting the use of climate-friendly grains in the beverage industry.

The Master Brewers Association of the Americas Podcast hosted Tessa Peters, Director of Crop Stewardship at The Land Institute, and other special guests to discuss recent developments with Kernza in the beer industry, the perennial grain’s distinct characteristics in malting, brewing, and distilling, its environmental benefits, and more.

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.

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.