Local Grain Farmers Have Ready Buyers Among San Francisco’s Chefs

Farmers in the San Francisco Bay area – including some who are relatively new to the field, so to speak – have begun to grow a variety of grains, a trend that is a definite benefit for restaurants, cafes and even breweries in the region. The farro, rye, golden flax seed and wheat grown by local farmers provides a steady supply of freshly-milled, whole grain flours, not only for breads and other baked goods, but also for beer. One of the grain farmers, who says he has “an emotional attachment to a field of grain”, likes the fact that the grain crops are flexible, able to feed people and animals, and “it keeps well”.