The Taproot Project · 2025-10-15 · 43 min
The Midwest is sometimes called the breadbasket of America. But the infrastructure for local grain production and processing has largely disappeared, and most of the grains that are now grown here are used for animal feed. What does it take to restore a regional grainshed in the Midwest? Kate talks with folks at the Artisan Grain Collaborative about the future of grain, and with a brewer and a farmer who are bringing that future into being. The Taproot Podcast is an initiative of the Midwest Transition to Organic Partnership Program, a project funded by the USDA National Organic Program to support transitioning and organic producers with mentorship and technical assistance and to grow the greater organic community. Learn more at organictransition.org [ You can find new episodes from The Taproot Project wherever you get your podcasts. Guest Bios Elena Gutierrez Byrne [ the Communications Manager at the Artisan Grain Collaborative. She holds a doctorate in nutritional sciences from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and has been an avid gardener for years with her husband on their 8 acres just outside of Madison, WI.
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