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MAINE GRAINS IN DEMAND To fill a market demand for Maine grains, the state could use more grain farmers, says Richard Roberts, himself a grain grower from Solon.

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Though most grains are typically mass-produced and shipped from halfway across the country before they end up on your plate, it’s actually very easy for gardeners to grow their own grains at home.

Growing grains at home is not yet a fad, so grain seed can be challenging to find. Most local sources supply bulk seed to large growers; they may be willing to sell you a small quantity.

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More and more North Bay farmers are starting to grow their own grains.

In addition, she says, the growing of hard white winter wheat for making flour has been a shot in the arm for home kitchen, artisan and other whole-wheat bread making.

It may be the oldest cultivated grain in the Western Hemisphere. It predates maize by centuries.

“A Maine gardener could grow all the wheat they need for the family on a plot the size of a two- or three-car garage, about 30-by-30 feet,” Richard Roberts, a grain grower from Solon and a ...