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Wednesday
, July 22
Maine Grains
10:00am •
Maine Grains Grist Mill Tour
The Biergarten at the Spinning Mill
6:00pm •
Presenters Dinner Sponsored by Maine Grains
The Skowhegan Hotel
2:00pm •
Check-In
Thursday
, July 23
185 Water St
10:00am •
The Whole Grain Baguette
Coburn Park
4:00pm •
Afternoon Yoga
Maine Grains
12:30pm •
Maine Grains Grist Mill Tour
Skowhegan Center for Entrepreneurship
10:00am •
Passing the Starter: Teaching Your Craft and Passion with Workshops in Your Community
11:00am •
Fork to Future: Creating Educational Experiences for Entrepreneurs in the Food, Beverage and Hospitality Industry
1:30pm •
Scaling Up: Partnering with a Co-Packer to Grow Your Bakery
Somerset Masonic Lodge #34
10:00am •
Rye and Maize: Best Friends Forever
Tewksbury Hall
10:00am •
Tiny Cakes, Big Grains: A Whole-Grain Baking Workshop
1:30pm •
From Molecules to Oven: the Science and Practice of Leavening
The 1909 House
10:00am •
Flavorful, Wild-Fermented, Gluten-Free Sourdough Bagels!
1:30pm •
Mill to Muffin, Grain to Galette: Integrating Whole Grains Into Pastries and Baked Goods
The Biergarten at the Spinning Mill
3:00pm •
Bake This Book: Erik Fabian with Rose Wilde, author of Bread and Roses
5:00pm •
Grain Gab
6:00pm •
Dinner / The Grain Social: Where Markets Meet Community
The Maine Meal
10:00am •
Good Pierogi: Authentic Fillings & Polish Dumpling Traditions
1:30pm •
Additions: Scalds, Sprouts & Porridges
The Skowhegan Hotel
7:00am •
Check-In & Breakfast
10:00am •
Starting, Scaling, and Sustaining an Organic Grain Business with Halee Wepking
11:00am •
What Makes a Successful Hospitality Business in Maine
12:30pm •
Local Lunch
3:00pm •
Buyer Panel: Expanding Grain Markets Through Collaboration
The Skowhegan Opera House
8:00am •
David Bauer - Keynote Address
The Space on the River, LLC
6:30am •
Sunrise Yoga with April
1:30pm •
From Field to Flour: Regenerative Grains and the Future of Baking
Wood-Fired Oven at the Biergarten
10:00am •
Mastering the Flame: Craft, Crust, and Cultivation
1:30pm •
The Art of Mana'eesh: Exploring the Flavors of Levantine Flatbreads
Friday
, July 24
185 Water St
1:30pm •
Cross-Crusting: Using One Dough for Multiple Styles of Pizza
Maine Grains
12:00pm •
Maine Grains Grist Mill Tour
Somerset Masonic Lodge #34
1:30pm •
Strengthening the Midwest Grain Chain: Artisan Grain Collaborative's Network & Model
Tewksbury Hall
9:00am •
Scaling Your Bakery: Challenges, Opportunities, and Risks
1:30pm •
New Techniques for Baking with Maize and Buckwheat
The 1909 House
8:30am •
Bread Baking Fundamentals
2:30pm •
Baking Local: A Conversation on Place, Grains, and Maine's Baking Identity
The Biergarten at the Spinning Mill
5:30pm •
Back to Basics Grain Pairing: A Maine Beer, Bread, & Cheese Pairing [requires external registration]
The Maine Meal
9:30am •
Tastes Naughty, Digests Nice: The Best Sourdough Discard Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Skowhegan Hotel
7:30am •
Breakfast
9:30am •
Heritage Grains & Beans of the Northeast
12:00pm •
Local Lunch
1:30pm •
Gather With Purpose: Designing Baking Classes That Matter
4:15pm •
Closing Remarks
The Space on the River, LLC
7:00am •
Sunrise Yoga with April
11:00am •
Building New Markets for Organic Straw
Wood-Fired Oven at the Biergarten
9:30am •
Wood-Fired Pizza
1:00pm •
Wood-fired Focaccia
Saturday
, July 25
Skowhegan State Fairgrounds
9:00am •
Maine Artisan Bread Fair
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