Grains Week

A Virtual Event Celebrating All Things Grains

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Monday, May 3 - Brewing & Distilling

Naked Barley for Malting, Brewing & Distilling (0:00:00 - 0:52:40)
Presenters: Brigid Meints & Cristina Vallejos (Oregon State University)

Craft Maltsters Guild (1:01:10 - 1:54:00)
Presenters: Jesse Bussard (Craft Maltsters Guild), Joel Alex (Blue Ox Malthouse in Maine), Brian Estes (LINC Malt in Washington), Robert Johnson (Niagara Malt in New York), & Alyssa Hartman (Artisan Grain Collaborative)

Scotch: Brewing & Distilling Grains (2:00:35 - 2:56:05)
Presenters: Margarett Waterbury (author of Scotch: A Complete Introduction to Scotland’s Whiskies), Andy Garrison (Stone Barn Brandyworks in Oregon), & Douglas Taylor (Bruichladdich distillery in Scotland)

Research Updates: Barley! (3:00:40 - 3:54:08)
Presenters: Mark Sorrells (Cornell University), Brigid Meints & Pat Hayes (Oregon State University), Kevin Smith (University of Minnesota) & Bob Brueggeman (Washington State University)

Black Brew Culture Grains to Glass: A New Narrative in Craft Beer Sourcing (4:00:16 - 4:53:45)
Presenters: Mike Potter (Black Brew Culture), Bil Thorn (Sky Island Farm), Dreux Dillingham & Rodney Hines (Métier Brewing Company)

Happy Hour: Northeast Empire Rye (4:54:30 - 5:54:30)
Presenters: June Russell (Glynwood Center) & Tom Potter (New York Distilling Co.)

Tuesday, May 4 - Baking & Culinary uses

Sensory Evaluations (0:01:30 - 0:56:51)
Presenters: Julie Dawson (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Mark Sorrells (Cornell University), June Russell (Glynwood Center) & Brigid Meints (Oregon State University)

Nutritional Quality & Density (1:01:38 - 1:57:55)
Presenters: Jordyn Bunting, Andrew Ross, & Brigid Meints (Oregon State University), Martine Petey Perrigue & Julianne Kellogg (Washington State University)

Gluten and FODMAPS (2:02:09 - 2:54:20)
Presenters: Andrew Ross (Oregon State University)

Research Updates: University of Wisconsin (3:02:19 - 3:53:25)
Presenters: Julie Dawson (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Mother Grains with Roxana Jullapat (4:01:55 - 4:56:00)
Presenters: Roxana Jullapat (Author of Mother Grains & co-founder of Friends & Family restaurant), Amy Halloran (writer and food activist), & Nan Koehler (Grist & Toll mill in California)

Happy Hour: Northwest Spelt (5:02:14 - 5:55:52)
Presenters: Brian Estes (LINC Foods in Washington), Evan Craine (Washington State University), Brad Johnson (Moonraker Brewing in California), Dave Coyne (Ft. George Brewery in Oregon), Chris Baum (Varietal Brewing in Washington), Shaylene Andersen (Andersen Organics in Washington)

Wednesday, May 5 - Integrated Systems & End-uses

Grains in Italy and Evolutionary Populations (0:00:32 - 0:55:45)
Presenters: Laura Lazzaroni (baker, journalist, author of The New Cucina Italiana) & Salvatore Ceccarelli (formerly of International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas)

Buckwheat Adaptation & Potential (0:56:22 - 1:49:22)
Presenters: Klaas Martens (Lakeview Organic Grain in New York), Lane Selman (Culinary Breeding Network in Oregon), & Rachel Breslauer (Washington State University)

Market Updates: Tales from the Frontlines, End-use & Processing (1:55:20 - 2:54:15)
Presenters: Leo Ballerini & Julia Raggio (GrowNYC Grains), June Russell (Glynwood Center), Halee Wepking (Meadowlark Organics and Community Mill in Wisconsin), Harold Wilken (Janie’s Mill in Illinois)

Diversifying Northwestern Fields and Palates - A WSARE Project Investigating Proso Millet and Buckwheat (2:55:40 - 3:49:25)
Presenters: Julianne Kellogg, Mony Ek, & Evan Craine (Washington State University), Stephen Bramwell, Justin O’Dea (Washington State University Extension), Joni Kindwall-Moore (Snacktivist Foods in Idaho), Jason Bishop (Living Heritage Farm in Washington)

Heirloom Grains in Modern Times (3:55:49 - 4:52:05)
Presenters: Sarah Owens (baker and James Beard award-winning author) & Richard Hanson & Sarahi Garcia (Tejiendo Alianzas in Oaxaca, Mexico)

Cultural Synergy and Indigenous Foodways: Corn (4:54:00 - 6:08:15)
Presenters: Pedro & Adriana Ferbel-Azcarate (Three Sisters Nixtamal in Oregon), Neftali Duran (I-Collective in Massachusetts), Sarah Owens (baker and James Beard award-winning author), Richard Hanson & Sarahi Garcia (Tejiendo Alianzas in Oaxaca, Mexico), and Aba Kiser (Washington State University)

Thursday, May 6 - Agronomic Research

Managing Smut & Bunt in Organic Grains (0:03:47 - 1:01:10)
Presenters: Gary Bergstrom (Cornell University), Heather Darby & Ann Hazelrigg (University of Vermont), Julie Dawson (University of Wisconsin-Madison), & Brigid Meints (Oregon State University)

Managing for Weed Control: Latest Research and Tools on Physical Weed Control in Organic Cereals (1:03:47 - 1:54:57)
Presenters: Eric Gallandt (University of Maine), Mark Sorrells (Cornell University)

Agronomic Research: Planting Dates, Rates & Fertility (Management to Minimize Winter Kill) (2:03:30 - 2:57:10)
Presenters: Matt Leavitt (Albert Lea Seed), Ellen Mallory (University of Maine), Julie Dawson (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Heather Darby (University of Vermont)

Research Update: No-till Organic Panel (3:03:46 - 3:58:20)
Presenters: Klaas Martens (Lakeview Organic Grain in New York), Erin Silva (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Alyssa Hartman (Artisan Grain Collaborative), Heather Darby (University of Vermont)

History of Flour (4:03:40 - 4:57:17)
Presenters: Adrian Hale (author and editor of Communal Table) & Lane Selman (Culinary Breeding Network in Oregon)

Happy Hour: Andrew Calabrese & Grain Changers (5:03:12 - 6:06:48)
Presenters: Andrew Calabrese (University of Colorado) & Lane Selman (Culinary Breeding Network in Oregon)

Friday, May 7 - Grain Systems

Breeding Rotational Varieties for Integrated Systems (0:07:42 - 1:00:08)
Presenters: June Russell (Glynwood Center in New York), Peter Martens & Mary Howell-Martens (Martens Farm in New York)

Book Talk: Southern Ground (1:03:04 - 1:58:18)
Presenters: Jennifer Lapidus (Carolina Ground) & Amy Halloran (author, activist, Northeast Grainshed Alliance)

Value Chains: GrowNYC/Glynwood Center, Common Grain Alliance, Northeast Grainshed Alliance (2:03:38 - 3:30:00)
Presenters: Jane Russell (Glynwood Center), Julia Raggio (GrowNYC Grains), Emily Cayer (Northeast Grainshed Alliance), & Ben Shorofsky (Common Grain Alliance)

Value Chains: Artisan Grain Collaborative, Appalachian Staple Foods, Colorado Grain Chain (3:30:00 - 4:16:50)
Presenters: Alyssa Hartman & Elena Byrne (Artisan Grain Collaborative), Claire Smith (Teffola), Ben Penner (Ben Penner Farms and Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative in Minnesota), Jenny Haglund (Bird Dog Baking in Michigan), Michelle Ajamian (Appalachian Staple Foods Collaborative),

Farmer Mai Nguyen, Cascadia Grains, and Haki Farmers Collective (4:16:55 - 5:05:25)
Presenters: Mai Nguyen (Farmer Mai in California), Aba Kider (Washington State University), & Mercy Kariuki0-McGee (Shirros Plate, Haki Farmers Collective in Washington)

Virtual Cheers to a Great & Grain-filled Week! (5:05:50 - 5:20:11)