Scientists at the Land Institute have been working for decades to develop new perennial grains that approach the yields of traditional annuals.
Although they expect the research to take decades more, one somewhat symbolic milestone was reached this year.
Perennial pancakes, anyone?
At the Land Institute’s annual Prairie Festival this past weekend, folks who stopped in at the bookstore had an opportunity to buy a 1-pound sack of Kernza, the trademarked name of a type of perennial intermediate wheatgrass developed at the Land Institute.
This marked the first time grains developed at the Land Institute have been available to the public, said managing director Ken Warren.
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