Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2024
Abstract/ Summary
We report on a survey of institutional kitchens in the Northeast, seeking to better understand the extent to which institutions currently use locally produced grain products and what barriers they face in increasing their use of local grain products. We focus additional attention on local, organic grains, and ask specifically about a set of “ancient” grains: barley, einkorn, farro, rye, and spelt. Results indicate that current use of these products is extremely low. Familiarity with the grains in question, both by kitchen staff and their customers, emerges as a first-order barrier to expanding use of ancient grains in institutional kitchens. Additionally, while many of the respondents are open to the idea of substituting ancient grain products for their current grain products (rice, wholewheat flour), limited budgets, uncertainties regarding the procurement process and staff and equipment limitations pose additional challenges.
Repository Citation
Malacarne, JG; Bilinski, Cheryl; Wyatt, Bruce; and Leavitt, Kevin, "The Use of and Interest in Ancient Grains in Northeastern Institutional Kitchens" (2024). School of Economics Faculty Scholarship. 26.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/eco_facpub/26
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