Resources
UK Grain Lab is run on a volunteer basis, therefor we aren’t always able to support with keeping up with the flow of requests and queries that come our way. We would very much encourage those with an interest in the UK Grain Lab Community to explore the resources listed below, and get in touch with your local grain network group here.
RISE - THE SUBSTACK
This newsletter exists to share tales, insights and news from the UK’s emergent movement towards an agroecological grain system.
SCOTLAND THE BREAD`
A collaborative project to grow better grain and bake better bread with the common purposes of nourishment, sustainability and food sovereignty.
THE AURICLE
The Auricle is a monthly newsletter written and curated by Nottingham Mill Co-op to bring you knowledge and inspiration from bakers, millers, farmers, academics and other members of the grain community in the UK and beyond. The Auricle’s objective is to raise awareness around the benefits and methods of working with local, agroecologically-grown grains and flours.
VISUALISING BARRIERS TO DIVERSIFYING AND DEMOCRATISING GRAIN SYSTEMS
A talk from UK Grain Lab 2022, by Phil Howard of Michigan State University / International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems.
MAP OF REGIONAL ALTERNATIVE GRAIN GROUPS
Brought together by Andy Forbes of Brockwell Bake, this is a map of alternative grain groups across the UK.
MAP OF WORKING FLOUR MILLS, UK & IRELAND
Brought together by Andy Forbes of Brockwell Bake, this is a map of the working stone-ground flour mills within the UK and Ireland.
THE BREAD LAB
Formerly led by Dr. Stephen Jones, the Washington State University Bread Lab is leading the movement to put nutrition and sustainability at the center of our conversation about food.
GROWN IN TOTNES TOOLKIT
Comprehensive case studies, and a toolkit to inspire small-scale production and processing of grains and pulses
THE GAIA FOUNDATION Reweaving the basket of life alongside Earth's best custodians and defenders.
THE REAL BREAD CAMPAIGN
Finding and sharing ways to make bread:
Better for us
Better for our communities
Better for our planet
WHEAT GATEWAY
Brockwell Bake's wheat:gateway brings together publicly available data for over 435,900 wheat lines.
We are focussing on resources rather than specific businesses on this page, however if you have or use a resource that you feel would be appreciated by the community, we would love to hear from you. Please let us know here.