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Farm to Flavor 2022

  • Garver Feed Mill 3241 Garver Green Madison, WI, 53704 United States (map)

Please join us for an engaging evening of conversation, learning & tasting brought to you by the Culinary Breeding Network, Seed to Kitchen Collaborative and Artisan Grain Collaborative.

This public event will bring together breeders, farmers, chefs, bakers & beverage makers to discuss and celebrate the benefits of participatory plant breeding.

The evening will provide the opportunity for researchers, growers & consumers to play an essential role in guiding the development of new crop varieties. This year's iteration of "Farm to Flavor" will have a special emphasis on culinary grains including wheat, rye, oats, barley & corn.

Crops: Barley, Wheat, Oats, Kernza, Rye, Maize, Carrot, Potato, Tomato, Tromboncino Squash, Hazelnut and more.

Breeding Programs: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Oregon State University, University of Minnesota, University of California-Davis, Cornell University, University of Illinois, South Dakota State University, University of Vermont, Organic Seed Alliance, KC Tomato, CreativeBotanics, Hazzard Free Farms, Frogsleap Farm

Farming + Non-Profit Participants:

Yowela?talih^ Farm, Stoughton, WI
Meadowlark Organics & Community Mill, Ridgeway, WI
Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming, Cold Spring, NY
Janie's Farm and Mill, Ashkum, IL

Culinary Participants:

Abra Berens, author of Grist, Granor Farm, Three Oaks, MI
Kyle Knall, Birch Restaurant, Milwaukee, WI
Beth Dooley, author of The Perennial Kitchen, Bare Bones Cooking, Minneapolis, MI
Jessica & Erika Jones, Giant Jones Brewery, Madison, WI
Kirk Smock, ORIGIN Breads, Madison, WI
Andrew Hutchison, Madison Sourdough, Madison, WI
Nathan Duplayee, Exact Sciences, Madison, WI
Joe Kaplan, Perennial Pantry, Burnsville, MN
Yusuf Bin-Rella, TradeRoots, Madison, WI
Elena Terry, Wild Bearies, Wisconsin Dells, WI
Jonathan Correra, La Cosecha Tortilla Company, Madison, WI
Jonny Hunter, Underground Meats, Madison, WI
Eric Bennedict, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Sean Fogarty, Food Fight Restaurant Group, Madison, WI
Jordyn Bunting, Food Innovation Center, Portland, OR
John Mleziva, State Line Distillery, Madison, WI

TICKETS are $35. Come learn, taste, and engage!

This event is organized by University of Wisconsin, Oregon State University, Artisan Grain Collaborative and Cornell University. Funding from the USDA-OREI-NIFA project Value-Added Grains for Local and Regional Food Systems II.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: Garver Events, Albert Lea Seed, Oregon State University Barley World

Earlier Event: June 12
Festa Italiana
Later Event: October 27
Radicchio Symposium