This excerpt is adapted from Amy Halloran’s The New Bread Basket (August 2015) and is printed with permission from Chelsea Green Publishing. Every July, people come to central Maine to learn about breads and grain. The Kneading Conference takes over the Skowhegan...
How Skowhegan grew into Maine’s new bread basket by Whit Richardson SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A burgeoning industry focused on grain production in Somerset County was on display this week in Skowhegan. The Maine Grain Alliance hosted its sixth annual Kneading Conference on...
2013 Kneading Conference: Grains and Iconic Foods of Northern New England by Sharon Kitchens Each summer since 2007, persons with a hungry curiosity about bread and baking have gathered in Skowhegan, Maine to learn more about building a brick oven, wood-fired baking,...
Kneading Conference gives rise to craft brewer’s plans for malt house Malt, a key ingredient in many beers, is only created by a handful of craft operations, a society Joel Alex, of Farmington, hopes to join. SKOWHEGAN — Joel Alex graduated from Colby College as...
PUBLISHED IN GOURMET LIVE 09.28.11 Molly O’Neill talks to the founders and participants of Skowhegan, Maine’s Kneading Conference about how they’re trying to save the world, one loaf at a time It was just past 8 a.m. and Albie Barden’s well-pressed denim shirt was...
