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Artisan Grain Collaborative's "The Crumb" Newsletter - May 15, 2022
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Posted May 15, 2022 11:13 pm
by Paul Bonneville
It’s the middle of May and it's impossible to start off without mention of this wacky weather. As I'm writing, it’s hot and humid and we’re wishing the wild blackcaps were ripe. Instead, the canes are barely leafing out. For small grains farmers like us, this has been an incredibly difficult wet and cold spring. In these challenging moments I am always reminded of the importance of a strong community. This is why I believe AGC is a critical organization for supporting the success of all of us along our regional grain value chain—it fosters a community, built on mutual understanding, knowledge sharing, and authentic relationships.
While this posting it our usual repost of the Artisan Grain Collaborative (AGC) newsletter, the opening piece in this month's issue highlights the importance of organizations bringing together all the players in regional grain chains.
While the AGC is anchored in the Midwest, we have our very own grain chain organization here in Colorado, aptly named the "Colorado Grain Chain". It has been around for a few years and is still relatively small, but there is a small group of passionate folks driving it forward.
I can say with confidence that without these Grain Chain organizations, trying simply to source local and regional grains for a startup bakery is no easy task. Having also talked to farmers growing small grains at the other end of the chain, we know it is just as equally as challenging for them find and manage buyers for their grains.
These grain chain organizations are critical indeed.
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