Growing Grain Markets: Buyer Panel & Grain Social - Jul 2026

📅 23 July 2026 | 📍 The Skowhegan Spinning Mill & Biergarten, 7 Island Ave, Skowhegan, Maine, 04976

Join us on July 23 in Skowhegan, Maine for a producer-led conversation and evening gathering focused on strengthening markets for regionally grown grain through collaboration, connection, and shared opportunity.

We will kick the day off with a producer-led panel discussion on building strong markets for locally-grown organic grains, moderated by Kim Butz of the Rodale Institute!

Panelists Amber Lambke, Joel Alex, Kerry Hanney, and Kyle DePietro will share where demand is growing, what makes grain market-ready, and how growers can enter and expand into new markets.

Then stay for The Grain Social, a grower-buyer mixer featuring regional food, drinks, and conversation designed to strengthen relationships across the grain economy.

Details

Date: July 23, 2026 3-8 PM EST

Location:

The Skowhegan Spinning Mill & Biergarten, 7 Island Ave, Skowhegan, ME 04976

Cost: FREE

Registration

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This event 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).