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Deeply Rooted for Good

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In early April 2019, Cascadian Farm, the organic branch of General Mills, released a limited-edition Honey Toasted Kernza cereal. The 6,000 boxes went to the Deeply Rooted for Good campaign to raise money for The Land Institute’s research efforts. The campaign kickoff in San Francisco gathered food writers and environmentalists to try Kernza and learn … Continue reading Deeply Rooted for Good

Kernza<sup>®</sup> and Climate Change

Kernza® at work, Media

Large amounts of carbon were released from the soil when forests and prairies were plowed for agriculture. As climate change becomes more of a threat, soil’s role in releasing or sequestering carbon under agriculture is getting a hard look. With perennial plants and their long root systems, much more carbon stays in the soil than … Continue reading Kernza® and Climate Change