UK Grain Lab is an annual gathering of farmers, millers, plant breeders, bakers, cooks, scientists and academics promoting the growing and eating of non commodity grains in the UK. The group was formed in 2017 when Kimberley Bell (Small Food) Josiah Meldrum (Hodmedods) Steven Jacobs (OF&G) and Edward Dicken (Harper Adams) got their heads together to try to imagine ways to support the growing, milling and baking of a more diverse range of cereals in the UK, with a focus on finding alternatives to faceless comodity markets. Through three significant gatherings in November 2017 and 2018 and May 2022 the community that is UK Grain Lab has grown to include many farmers, millers, academics, facilitators, scientists, plant breeders, storytellers & bakers. There are many offshoots that have grown from the initial meetings. The next big meeting is planned to be held in Nottingham in May 2024. For More information please follow along on instragram @uk_grain_lab or visit the dedicated website: www.ukgrainlab.com

#Repost @wsu_bread_lab ・・・ We do not breed for a commodity system, large or small. We do not breed for a new, smaller version of monoculture just because it is close by. We breed for a climate in crisis, for climate chaos. As a plant breeder, an app
Come and sniff flour with us; #ukgrainlab2020 is ON. Millers, farmers, bakers, chefs, brewers, maltsters, scientists, academics, teachers, storytellers. Nottingham, 1st 2nd November. Tickets available at @uk_grain_lab www.ukgrainlab.com / #whosbreadi
Tickets for #ukgrainlab2020 are now live. We will meet in Nottingham on 1st and 2nd Nov. Link in bio. Spread the news. #ukgrownandmilled #knowyourfarmer #lnowyourbaker #knowyourmiller
#Repost @wsu_bread_lab ・・・ In 2008 we published a research article titled, “Relationship between yield and mineral nutrient concentrations in historical and modern spring wheat cultivars.” In the article we conclude that over the past 150
#Repost @wildhearthbakery ・・・ Friends, we're looking for bakers to join our team here in Comrie. If you're passionate about sourdough bread and pastries and have a love for the great outdoors then this could be just the opportunity you've been waitin
Lots of reading and learning to be had on the bread lab webpage - check it out! #Repost @wsu_bread_lab ・・・ Our website updates continue... Podcasts have been added and the Collective has been updated. More to come in terms of new essays (and more).
#Repost @farmerama_radio ・・・ The South-West Grains Network is a grassroots collaboration between farmers, millers and bakers who are coming together to rebuild their local grain economy from the ground up, in a way that works for all of them –
#Repost @steph_wetherell ・・・ The second article in my series about grain for @susfoodtrust is live - this one explores the people and ideas that are working towards creating a grain system for the future. For me, it's been an incredibly exciting area