What is The Land Institute and what does it do?
The Land Institute is a science-based research organization working to develop an alternative to current destructive agricultural practices. Our work is dedicated to advancing perennial grain crops and polyculture farming solutions.
Where is The Land Institute?
Kansas
The Land Institute is a non-profit research, education, and policy organization dedicated to sustainable agriculture based in Salina, Kansas, United States.
Who owns The Land Institute?
Wes Jackson
Wes Jackson, founder and president emeritus of The Land Institute, earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina; a master’s degree in botany from the University of Kansas, and a doctorate in genetics from North Carolina State University.
What is are the goal’s of The Land Institute?
By consulting Nature as the source and measure of that membership, The Land Institute seeks to develop an agriculture that will save soil from being lost or poisoned, while promoting a community life at once prosperous and enduring.
What is perennial farming?
Most agricultural land is devoted to the production of grain crops such as corn, soybean, wheat, and rice. All these grain crops are currently annual plants, which means they need to be planted every year. Perennial grain crops are productive for two or more years after planting.
What is Kernza grain?
Kernza® grain is harvested from intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium). Kernza® grain is a perennial substitute for annual wheat in foods like baked goods and beer or can be used as a whole grain like barley or rice.
Where is Kernza grown?
Upper Midwest
Kernza® is a perennial grain crop that is winterhardy in the Upper Midwest. Albert Lea Seed is proud to be among the first companies to offer a commercially viable Kernza seed to our customers.
Is potato a perennial crop?
Potatoes are perennial plants planted in the spring and harvested in the fall. Since the ‘root’ of the potato plant is not really a root but a stem, potatoes are also considered tubers.
What is annual agriculture?
Annual foods are derived from relatively short lived single-season plants that focus their energy into producing seeds to insure the survival of the species through the next generation the following growing season. …
Is Kernza a wheat?
Kernza® grain is a perennial substitute for annual wheat in foods like baked goods and beer or can be used as a whole grain like barley or rice.
Is Kernza a GMO?
Kernza has a deep root system compared to annual wheat which means it can prevent soil erosion. Believe it or not, Kernza hasn’t been genetically modified. Genetic modification may be a quick solution to Kernza’s seeding issue, but then certified organic farmers would be unable to purchase seeds.
What is Kernza used for?
