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May 2019
WSU Extension Cascadia Grains Regional Field Day
WSU Extension Cascadia Grains Regional Field Day Value-Adding Grains with Local and Direct Markets: Winter Grain Field Day WHEN: Monday, May 20, 2019 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM WHERE: 78th St. Heritage Farm 1919 NE 78th St. Vancouver, WA 98665 Marketing grains directly and/or locally can be a way for growers to capture considerably more value from grain crops. Join WSU Extension for this Cascadia Grains regional field day to learn more about winter grain varieties for these markets, and WSU…
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January 2020
Cascadia Grains Conference 2020
The 8th Cascadia Grains Conference will bring together 300 farmers, bakers, brewers, distillers, brokers, investors, policy-makers and others to strengthen the role of grains in the agricultural and food economy of the Pacific Northwest. The Friday Field Trips throughout the region and the full Conference on Saturday at the South Puget Sound Community College features workshops and hands-on classes that focus on three value-added grain enterprises: poultry and livestock feed, brewing and distilling, and artisan baking. Over the last three…
Find out more »Organic Grain Growers Summit – Stevens County
Have you thought about going Organic with your field crops? Have you wondered about what to expect for yield or prices? How your production methodologies would have to change for Organic Certification? What is the process of transition from conventional to organic production? The market for certified organic grains continues to increase in the United States. Recently, Red Bridge Farm Livestock Feeds in Kettle Falls got organic certification for their elevator and other parts of their facility. This means that…
Find out more »April 2020
Cascadia Grains Quarterly Regional Call
Our regularly scheduled Cascadia Grains Quarterly Regional Call is on April 1st from 12 pm - 1 pm Pacific and will feature an open announcement discussion time as well as short updates on Covid-19 responses from Mel Darbyshire (Grand Central Bakery), Keith Kisler (Finnriver Grain Company) and Kevin Morse (Cairnspring Mills), all outstanding leaders in their grain fields. 🙂 More speakers to be announced shortly... The purpose of these Quarterly Regional Calls is for farmers, bakers, millers, brewers, distillers, maltsters and resource providers (and more!) to connect throughout the region and announce projects, initiatives,…
Find out more »May 2020
5/9: LIVE CONVO – flour hour, understanding grain & regional resources
flour hour! understanding grain & regional resources WHEN: The Flour Hour will be Saturday, May 9th from 1-2pm PST on Zoom. WHAT & WHERE: This tri-state event is a collaboration of the California Grain Campaign (CA), PDX Whole Grain Bakers Guild (OR) and Cascadia Grains (WA). WHY: Each group will be addressing topics of grains and flours, and highlighting regional resources for grains in a fun, virtual community setting. One of the goals of these presentations is to identify grain lexicon that unites the many regional groups working in…
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