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The Common Grain Alliance connects and supports farmers, millers, and grain artisans to build a vibrant, integrated, and sustainable grain economy in the Mid-Atlantic region.

🌾 The Mid-Atlantic Grain Stand is hitting the road!This Sunday, FRESHFARM’s Mid-Atlantic Grain Stand will set up at the ...
10/15/2026

🌾 The Mid-Atlantic Grain Stand is hitting the road!

This Sunday, FRESHFARM’s Mid-Atlantic Grain Stand will set up at the Peirce Mill Grain Fair, bringing locally grown and milled grains and pantry staples from across the region to this celebration of farming, milling, and baking.

The Grain Stand began as a Common Grain Alliance initiative and continues to be stewarded by FRESHFARM, helping connect customers with our grainshed's farmers, millers, bakers, and grain artisans growing and making food in the Mid-Atlantic. At the Stand, you can find regional grains, flours, pasta, grits, beans, and other pantry staples, along with recipes and resources for putting them to use.

So if you’re headed to the Peirce Mill Grain Fair, go say hello, meet the people spreading the Grain Love, and take a little piece of the grainshed home with you.

📅 Sunday, October 18 | 10 AM–4 PM
📍 Peirce Mill, Washington, DC
🎟️ Free and family-friendly


👩‍🌾 Who grew your bread, your b**r, your pasta, your wh***ey, your grits, or your baguette?Today, on National Farmers Da...
10/12/2026

👩‍🌾 Who grew your bread, your b**r, your pasta, your wh***ey, your grits, or your baguette?

Today, on National Farmers Day, we’re celebrating the farmers behind the grain that feeds us, connects our communities, and forms the foundation of our regional grain economy.

Every loaf, bottle, bowl, and bag of flour begins with a farmer putting seed to soil—and spending countless hours to bring those seeds to harvest.

Across the Mid-Atlantic, farmers are growing wheat, corn, oats, barley, and other grains that become food and beverages while creating opportunities for the millers, bakers, distillers, maltsters, and other businesses that make up our grainshed.

At CGA, we believe a stronger grainshed starts with strong relationships—and with farmers who have viable markets for what they grow.

Today, we’re grateful for the farmers planting the seeds of our regional grainshed.
👉 Tag a grain farmer you’re grateful for! 🚜

Happy National Farmers Day!

10/12/2026

🎤 Got something to share with the regional grain community? 🌽

We’re looking for farmers, millers, bakers, brewers, distillers, researchers, food businesses, and other grain people to lead workshops and sessions at the 2027 Mid-Atlantic Grain Conference, March 7–8 at Pearlstone Retreat Center in Maryland.

Maybe you’ve learned something the hard way. Maybe you’ve developed an approach that’s working. Maybe you’re wrestling with a question that others in the grainshed should be thinking about, too.

🌾We want to hear it.🌾

We’re looking for practical knowledge, fresh ideas, meaningful conversations, hands-on learning, and perspectives that can help strengthen the Mid-Atlantic grain economy.

🔗 Learn more about the 2027 conference and click the button to submit a speaker proposal at: www.commongrainalliance.org/2027-grain-conference

Know someone who should be on the program? Tag them below! 👇
Proposals are DUE by November 22nd.

🌾 SAVE THE DATE! We're heading to Maryland! 🌽 📍The 2027 Mid-Atlantic Grain Conference will be held at Pearlstone Retreat...
10/10/2026

🌾 SAVE THE DATE! We're heading to Maryland! 🌽

📍The 2027 Mid-Atlantic Grain Conference will be held at Pearlstone Retreat Center in Reisterstown, Maryland, on March 7–8, 2027.

We’re excited to gather the Mid-Atlantic grain community in this beautiful setting on a working farm, for two days of learning, conversation, connection, and celebration. And we’re planning something a little different for 2027, with Pre-Conference Workshops, a Baking Academy, and plenty of opportunities to connect with others working across the grainshed.

Farmers. Millers. Bakers. Brewers. Distillers. Researchers. Businesses owners. Food system actors. Grain enthusiasts. If you’re part of the regional grain economy—or want to be—join us! Registration opens soon.

⏰ Mark your calendar: March 7–8, 2027
🔗 More details: www.commongrainalliance.org/2027-grain-conference

09/23/2026

🌾 What does it take to build a grain business that can thrive in the marketplace?
For the final webinar in our Market-Readiness series, we’re collaborating with to bring together three people with different perspectives on accessing markets, building durable grain businesses, and making the transition to certified organic.

Join us THIS THURSDAY, Sept 24 for a conversation with:
🌱 Gary Knicely, Hilltop Farms — the farmer’s experience accessing certified organic markets
🌽 Daniel Austin, Little Red Hen Feed Mill — building a durable, sellable grain business, minimizing waste, managing grain quality, and how diversity in feed blends can support diversity in crop systems
🌿 Brian Halweil, Rodale Institute — consulting and support services for grain farmers considering or pursuing organic

They’ll share their experiences, answer questions, and dig into what it takes to make regional grain markets work in practice.

We’ll also introduce new CGA tools for assessing supply chain readiness and establishing shared market standards for five key crops.

Thursday, September 24 | 10 AM ET
💻 Virtual + open to everyone
Come with your questions—and help us shape the tools we’re building for the regional grain economy.

REGISTER TODAY! commongrainalliance.org/market-readiness-webinars




This work is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

09/18/2026

🌾 The grainshed tour bus is almost ready to roll! Grab your ticket before they sell out!

On September 22, the Bread Bakers Guild of America is bringing From Seed to Slice to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley for a day of exploring the connections that make a regional grain economy work.

Bakers, farmers, millers, and grain enthusiasts will visit three CGA member operations:
🥖 Mill Song Bakery
🚜 Hilltop Farms
🌾 Deep Roots Milling at Woodson’s Mill

It’s a chance to get out into the field, meet the people behind the grain, and see the journey from seed to slice firsthand.

⏰ Tuesday, September 22 | 9:45 AM–5:45 PM ET
📍 Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
🍞 Open to bakers, millers, farmers, and anyone interested in regional grain
👉 CGA members receive a special registration discount. See you there!

Register today: commongrainalliance.org/seed-to-slice-va


09/17/2026

🌾 Building Stronger Grain Connections: Accessing Markets & New Member Tools
How do we make it easier for grain to move from farm to market?

It takes more than knowing who might buy your grain. Farmers, processors, and buyers also need shared expectations about quality, packaging, labeling, specifications, and verification—and tools that help them understand where they’re ready to engage in the supply chain.

Join us Thursday, September 24 at 10 AM ET for the second and final webinar in our Market-Readiness series.

We’ll introduce new CGA member tools, including:
• A Supply Chain Stakeholder Evaluation to help assess readiness and identify resources
• Market Standards for five key crops—soft wheat, hard wheat, corn, barley, and oats—covering packaging, labeling, product specifications, and verification
• A conversation about accessing certified organic markets and making the transition to organic

Plus, there will be plenty of time for Q&A and member feedback to help shape these resources for the regional grain economy.

✨ Free, virtual, and open to everyone
🔗 Register: www.commongrainalliance.org/market-readiness-webinars




This work is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

Less than a week until our next Baker Meet-Up! 🍞This gathering is free but spots are limited—register now! On Monday, Se...
09/11/2026

Less than a week until our next Baker Meet-Up! 🍞

This gathering is free but spots are limited—register now! On Monday, September 14, we’ll gather at Seylou Bakery & Mill for an evening focused on whole-grain baking.

Bring something you’ve baked with whole grains or whole-grain flour and come ready to taste, share, compare notes, and talk baking with other home and professional bakers.

We’re especially encouraging everyone to bring the recipe or formula for their bake so we can share the collection with the CGA baking community afterward.

⏰ Monday, September 14 | 6–8pm
📍 Seylou Bakery & Mill | Washington, DC
💰 FREE

commongrainalliance.org/-baker-meetups

Bakers of the DC area: our next Baker Meet-Up is on the calendar! 🍞Join Common Grain Alliance on Monday, September 14, f...
08/31/2026

Bakers of the DC area: our next Baker Meet-Up is on the calendar! 🍞

Join Common Grain Alliance on Monday, September 14, from 6–8pm at Seylou Bakery & Mill for an evening of baking, sharing, and conversation around whole grains.

Bring a bread or baked good featuring whole grains or whole-grain flour, along with your questions, experiments, tips, and techniques. We’ll taste and talk about what makes whole-grain baking work—and what we’re still figuring out!

We’d also love for everyone to bring the recipe or formula for their bake so we can collect and share the recipes with the CGA baking community after the meet-up.

📍 Seylou Bakery & Mill, 926 N St NW, Washington, DC
📅 Monday, September 14
⏰ 6–8pm
💰 FREE with a suggested donation: $10–$20 to support CGA

Spots are limited, so register soon!
https://www.commongrainalliance.org/-baker-meetups


🌾 From Seed to Slice is coming to Virginia!The Bread Bakers Guild of America is bringing its popular From Seed to Slice ...
08/25/2026

🌾 From Seed to Slice is coming to Virginia!

The Bread Bakers Guild of America is bringing its popular From Seed to Slice field trip series to the Shenandoah Valley—and this time, they’re stepping into the Mid-Atlantic grain network.

On September 22, bakers and grain enthusiasts will spend the day following grain through the regional system, with stops at three CGA member operations:

🌱 Mill Song Bakery — Nico Melas farms, mills, and bakes with grains sourced from the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
🚜 Hilltop Farms — Gary Knicely will share his work growing grain within resilient, regenerative farming systems.
🌾 Deep Roots Milling at Woodson’s Mill — Aaron Grigsby and Ian Gamble will open the doors to one of the region’s most important milling hubs, where grain from family farms across the Mid-Atlantic becomes flour for bakers throughout the region.

This is what a grainshed looks like in practice: farmer → miller → baker, connected by relationships, shared values, and a commitment to making regional grain work.

We’re especially excited to see the BBGA bringing its From Seed to Slice series into our region and introducing more bakers to the people and places building the Mid-Atlantic grain economy.

📅 Tuesday, September 22 | 9:45am–5:45pm
📍 Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
🥖 Open to bakers, millers, farmers, and anyone interested in regional grain

CGA members receive a special registration discount on the registration price!
Learn more and register: commongrainalliance.org/seed-to-slice-va



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