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.. it is one of mother nature’s masterpieces
Meet Claudia Bouvier, co-founder of Pastificio Boulder. She is part of an influential community of entrepreneurs and activists that seek to eliminate the negative nutritional and environmental impacts of mass-produced food system. Pastificio does so by crafting heritage grain pasta that people can't get enough of. We are jazzed that Claudia wants to be part…
Putting the Money where the Coffee Grows
Single-origin coffee beans that don?t get traded for commodity prices. It?s a piece of contemporary history that grains all over the world read about with awe and a sting of envy. If they could read, that is. In the grand scheme of things grains and coffee beans have some equally daunting challenges ahead. To understand…
… agriculture will revert back to supplying its surrounding communities
Joshua Felciano, Pasta Maker, California.
BREEDING FOR BIODIVERSITY ? AND FOR RICHER FLAVORS IN DANISH
Can you sense biodiversity in bread? If you were to sniff a slice like you would a glass of vintage wine? The independent breeder and Ph.D. agronomist Anders Borgen plays The Long Game in organic seed cultivation. Today he is bringing a range of carefully cultivated grain varieties to a market that didn't know it…
THE CASE FOR HEIRLOOM CHICKENS
There?s a global seed bank on Svalbard in Northern Norway. For the same reasons, you?ll find a gene bank for poultry in the Netherlands. But none of them can with absolute certainty guarantee a reboot of human life if (or when) doomsday comes.
…liberally slather with softened butter…
Sarah Cooper, Baker, California. And her dog Koji. Yes, he is named after the mold-inoculated grains responsible for miso, soy sauce, sake, mirin, and a host of other ingredients.
THE FARMER WHO MILLS QUALITY GRAINS ON DEMAND
What does it mean to be a ?more than organic? grain farmer in Denmark today? Meet Kristian Andersen from the island o f Fyn. ? I knew it would taste better. But I was not sure it would become a lucrative business.
hyperlocal
Rikke Pape Thomsen, Grocer, Copenhagen.
A REGENERATIVE FAMILY FARM
Ever dream of quitting your daytime job so you could trade your current rat race lifestyle for something more grounded? Signe Hauritz, and her husband Mads Bruun, did that.