PRESS & News
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Wave of Grains: Farmers are the backbone of the Virginia grain economy
A feature article in Richmond Magazine about how the Common Grain Alliance is connecting local grains farmers to thriving Richmond businesses.
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Sourdough September kneads to be on your calendar: tips with Capitol Jill Baking
Watch CGA member Jill Nguyen of Capitol Jill Baking talk all things sourdough on Good Morning Washington!
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Adding local grains to your farmers' market list 🌾
CGA Executive Director Madelyn Smith & the CGA Mid-Atlantic Grain Stand are featured in a special edition of the “Hangry to Happy” newsletter!
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Grinding Grain on Virginia Granite
CGA member Deep Roots Milling was profiles in Virginia Living Magazine! Learn more about their work at the historic Woodson’s Mill in Nelson County.
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CGA Featured on Shenandoah Valley Ever Green
Listen to Sarah Golibart Gorman’s reporting on the networks that feed the Shenandoah Valley from the Winter 2024 episode.
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Building Community Around Mid-Atlantic Grain
Jillian O’Donohoe focuses on CGA’s role in the Mid-Atlantic grain community with a spotlight on Montgomery County, MD in the Autumn 2023 edition of PLENTY Magazine.
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Edible Blue Ridge: The Grain Issue
The Fall 2023 edition of Edible Blue Ridge is focused on all things grain, including stories featuring CGA members Mill Song Bakery, Little Hat Creek Farm & Bakery, Althea Bread, Janey’s Bread, Deep Roots Milling, Greater Richmond Grains, and Murphy & Rude Malting Co.
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Press Release: Mid-Atlantic Grain Stand Expands at FRESHFARM Markets
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"Small Farms and Rural Enterprises Reinvigorate Local Wheat and Grain Production in Loudoun"
Amanda Geary highlights the difference Foggy Mountain Pasta and others are making by choosing to make and eat foods made with Mid-Atlantic Grains for the Spring/Summer 2023 edition of WANDER.
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"The Power of Flour: The Many Benefits of Local Grain Economies with Heather Coiner of the Common Grain Alliance"
Heather Coiner talks about Little Hat Creek Farm, her farm and bakery, and the Mid-Atlantic Grain Economy with The Good Dirt podcast from March 2023
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"Going with the grain: Local duo find ‘milling about’ worth the effort"
Blair Pollack highlights Red Tail Grains for The News of Orange County in February 2023
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Press Release: Mid-Atlantic Grain Fair & Conference Coming to Washington, DC in October 2023
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"How Sub Rosa Bakery Makes a Croissant with Pear, Ricotta, and Caramel"
Evrim Dogu shows off Sub Rosa Bakery’s process for making wood-fired pastries to Avery Dalal for Eater in December 2022.
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"Filling a knead"
Matt Dhillon highlights Deep Roots Milling and CGA for C-VILLE Weekly in December 2022.
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"Hallowed Ground: Migrash Farm Sows a Sustainable Future in Baltimore County"
Lydia Woolever for Baltimore Magazine shares Ian Hertzmark’s story with Migrash Farm and the Mid-Atlantic grain value chain In November 2022.
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"Foggy Mountain Brings Local Flavors to Pasta"
Gabriel Key shares his journey to making pasta with Mid-Atlantic grain with Loudoun Now in November 2022.
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"Sharing the Bounty: Little Hat Creek Farm"
Lisa Archer for Edible Blue Ridge highlights Little Hat Creek Farm on page 12 of the magazine’s Fall 2022 edition.
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"Deep Roots Milling at Woodson’s Mill"
Lynn Coffey highlights the operation at Deep Roots Milling at Woodson’s Mill in September 2022.
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"The Best Bread in Every State"
In January 2022, Food & Wine ranked its favorite bread from bakeries in each state, featuring Sub Rosa Bakery in Richmond and Althea Bakery in Charlottesville.
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"Baking Bread with Low Gluten Wheat"
A how-to from CGA Member Mark Woodward for Breadtopia in January 2022.
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Press Release: Common Grain Alliance to Partner with Future Harvest Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture on 2501 Program Grant Project
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Press Release: USDA awards Common Grain Alliance multi-year, $749,217 Farmers Market Promotion Program Grant
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"Alliance Aims to Grow Virginia's Grain Economy"
Radio feature on WMRA the NPR station based in Harrisonburg, VA, December 2019.
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"Five Lessons For Making Change From 18 Impact-Driven Farmers"
CGA mentioned in an article about farm entrepreneurship on Forbes.com written by Nell Debevoise in January 2019.
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"Saving Grains"
Online article in The Roanoaker written by Suzanne Hodges Irby
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"With the Grains"
Feature article in Richmond Magazine written by Stephanie Ganz in October 2018
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"Farmers, Bakers And Customers Develop A Taste For Unique Grains"
A radio piece and transcript by Miranda Bennett in August 2017 for WVTF
