Media
Channel 9NEWS out of Denver, CO, spoke with Tessa Peters, Director of Crop Stewardship at The Land Institute, Todd Olander, Kernza Grower of Root Shoot Malting, and Ty Leon, Chef and Co-Owner at Restaurant Olivia in Denver, to learn about Kernza’s role in the future of climate-resilient agriculture and its emerging uses in the culinary, … Continue reading Perennial grain crop Kernza gaining traction in Colorado: 9NEWS
Kernza® CAP Media
Throughout the summer, farmers and research partners are hosting in-person field days in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New Mexico showcasing Kernza®. Kernza, the first commercially available perennial grain in the US, prevents erosion, encourages water retention, and increases organic matter on farms. Supply chain partners are cleaning and processing Kernza, and food companies across the country … Continue reading 2024 Kernza® Field Days Announced
Media, Product Highlight
A new development in the Kernza® beer world is building on the already extensive list of breweries across the country brewing with the perennial grain. Image Credits: Deschutes Brewery/Patagonia Provisions The Bend, Oregon-based Deschutes Brewery is the latest in the lineup to collaborate with Patagonia Provisions on their Kernza® beer project to produce two … Continue reading New Kernza Lager Release and First-Ever Organic Non-Alcoholic Kernza® Beer
Research Roundup
Research efforts from the USDA’s Western SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) in eastern Wyoming looked at the potential for Kernza® to serve as a future alternative to wheat production, help growers adapt to drought conditions, improve soil health, and sequester carbon in non-irrigated fields in the arid West, where water scarcity and land degradation … Continue reading Kernza® as a Climate Adaptation Tool in the Arid West
Media
NPR for Northern Colorado’s KUNC radio met with Chris Anderson-Tarver of Denver Distillery to discuss their use of Kernza in a pilot trial of whiskey that is part of a United States Department of Agriculture study on Kernza, with a particular focus on the distinct flavor that the perennial grain brings to distilled products. The station … Continue reading Kernza: the climate-friendly grain enticing craft brewers and distillers in Colorado
Kernza® CAP Media
This summer, farmers and research partners are hosting in-person field days across Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Colorado, New Mexico, and Sweden to showcase Kernza breeding, production, processing, economics, ecosystem services and market development. The 2023 Field Day Press Release contains more information on each field day and the schedule of events. We encourage the public … Continue reading 2023 Kernza® Field Days Announced
Kernza® at work, Product Highlight, Recipe Roundup
Anthony Myint and Karen Liebowitz, founders of San Francisco restaurant, The Perennial, have published a healthy soil guide for chefs and cooks on how they can play a role in promoting healthy soils and climate solutions. When they opened their own sustainable restaurant, Kernza® was one of the ingredients. In a Civil Eats article by … Continue reading A Soil-Friendly Guide for Cooks