Sorghum! Community Call with the Staple Crop Growers Network
Tue, Apr 14
|Zoom
Join the Staple Crop Growers Network for a community discussion on all things sorghum, one of the main staple crops grown and consumed around the world.
Time & Location
Apr 14, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom
About the event
The Staple Crop Growers Network is a community of farmers, gardeners, and food system advocates across the Midwest learning together about staple crops—the calorically dense, versatile crops that connect us to our heritage and nourish our communities every day.
The Staple Crop Growers Network is a project of Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, in partnership with Fresher Together, the Fondy Food Center, and Michigan Food and Farming Systems. This collaboration is supported by funding from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
The 2026 Staple Crop Community Call series continues with a look at sorghum, a major staple crop (one of the top five cereals) grown and consumed around the world. This crop holds cultural importance in Africa and India, as well as in African American diaspora communities and the abolitionist movement. Learn from Chelsea Askew (Georgia, Truelove Seeds), Jalal Sabur (New York, Sweet Freedom Farm), and Jon Kasza (New York,…
