Market Farming

[KAKerby AT aol.com]

Robin, I attended a small scale small grains growing project here in Western WA state last September.  The regional head of our Ag Research Service waxed poetic about all the benefits of growing small grains on the farm, as feed, as market crop and as rotation crop. It was a standing-room-only class already, and I suspect he was preaching to the choir.  But if there were any folks in the crowd who were still unconvinced, his next statement sorta hit that proverbial ball out of the park.  I paraphrase here from memory:
"Now, I recently overheard some colleagues out in Maine bragging that they were going to BE the small grains revival in this country.  And I thought to myself, 'I'll bet we can do a better job of it than they can.'  So, what say you people?  Can we out-grow New England???"  The man should have been a preacher because he was getting Hallelujiah's from the crowd at that point.

 

So in all good friendly spirit, GAME ON!  But I'll offer to share whatever we've learned with The Other Team.  I'd love to see everyone hit homer's on this one.

Kathryn Kerby

frogchorusfarm.com

Snohomish, WA

 

In a message dated 1/13/2011 5:30:48 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, list AT seasonseatingsfarm.com writes:

There's an increasing interest in growing grains in Maine and Vermont. I learned of it a couple of days ago. It's the Northern New England Local Bread Wheat Project.  There might be something on the website that's helpful.

 

There has been a grain growing workshop in Jacksonville, ME for the past two years. It was held in late July. If anyone is interested in this please let me know and I'll find out if it's going to be held again this year.

Robin

 

Robin Follette
Seasons Eatings Farm
Talmadge ME 04492

From: Allan.Balliett

Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:00 PM

To: Market Farming

Subject: [Market-farming] Growing Small Grains for CSA and Market

We are getting some members interested in getting small grains a
couple times a year but it turns out that no one knows what they
want!?!

Is anyone here growing grain? For bread mostly, I assume. Is there
anything we can start in the spring that will be good for bread?

Thanks

-Allan
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