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...
April 30th, 2010 by Tom Payne When Tod Bramble, director of bakery and foodservice sales for King Arthur Flour, told me he was interested in having us sponsor a grain growing and baking conference in Skowhegan, Maine, I returned a blank stare followed by, “What?”...
Zuni Café Orange Currant Scones From 1987 – 1997, Judy Rodgers’ Zuni Café in San Francisco served delicious scones. With the sun streaming through the tall windows, and classical music playing in the background, during those years this combination was one of the best...
SAVE THE DATE! 2013 Maine Grain Conference, sponsored by U. MaineMarch 1st – Bangor, ME Topics will include sourcing, producing, and certifying seed; designing organic cash grain rotations; managing weeds; organic fertility strategies; and more. Agenda and...
Amber waves of grain rustled in the wind Wednesday at a demonstration field of winter wheat grown this year on the Farmington Falls Road. The field, planted last September by Bussie York and now about ready for harvest, is a test field included in the Local Bread...
After three years of preparation and hard work, the Somerset Grist Mill in Skowhegan officially opened on Saturday. Somerset Grist Mill is open for business in the former county jail in Skowhegan. Located in the old county jail, the Somerset Grist Mill houses the...
