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Kneading Conference 2026

We envision a world where local grain economies that are
good for people and good for the planet can thrive.

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Mike Beaudry

8:00am EDT

David Bauer - Keynote Address The Skowhegan Opera HouseDavid Bauer • Maine Grains

10:00am EDT

Starting, Scaling, and Sustaining an Organic Grain Business with Halee Wepking The Skowhegan HotelHalee Wepking • Skowhegan Savings Bank

12:30pm EDT

Local Lunch The Skowhegan Hotel

1:30pm EDT

From Molecules to Oven: the Science and Practice of Leavening Tewksbury HallDusty Dowse • American Glass From Field to Flour: Regenerative Grains and the Future of Baking The Space on the River, LLCRyan Luttrell • Somerset Public Health • Five County Credit Union

3:00pm EDT

Buyer Panel: Expanding Grain Markets Through Collaboration The Skowhegan HotelAmber Lambke • Kerry Hanney • Kim Butz • Joel Alex • Kyle DePietro • The Skowhegan

5:00pm EDT

Grain Gab The Biergarten at the Spinning MillHight Famliy of Dealerships

6:00pm EDT

Dinner / The Grain Social: Where Markets Meet Community The Biergarten at the Spinning Mill

9:00am EDT

Scaling Your Bakery: Challenges, Opportunities, and Risks Tewksbury HallDaniel Leader • Walden Mutual

1:00pm EDT

Wood-fired Focaccia Wood-Fired Oven at the BiergartenKerry Altiero • Old Mill Pub

1:30pm EDT

Cross-Crusting: Using One Dough for Multiple Styles of Pizza 185 Water StStephanie Swane • Brickyard Hollow

4:15pm EDT

Closing Remarks The Skowhegan HotelTristan Noyes