Staple Crops Lunch & Learn Webinar: Post-Harvest Handling of Maize

Looking to diversify your farm or grow more of what your community eats? Join us for a community conversation about staple crops and how they can bring resiliency to our fields, food system and families.  Connect with experienced growers and discover the support available to help you integrate these crops into your operation.

Andrea Hazzard will share her experiencing with the harvest, processing and storage of maize. Fresh will share unique opportunities for small acreage growers.

What are Staple Crops? We describe staple crops to include foods that people eat regularly and that provide most of their energy and nutrients, like shelf-stable beans, grains, pulses, and more. This project will focus on staple crops traditionally grown in the Great Lakes region, plus any other culturally appropriate staple crops being grown for local communities and families.

Staple Crops include...

• Grains: Such as wheat, oats, barley, rye, dry corn (including varieties for milling…