This is an evolving schedule of events for Grain Gathering 2026, subject to change. We will have a finalized schedule in mid June.
Sunday, July 19, Tents Behind Chuckanut Brewery
- 3:00-4:00p Conference Check-In
- Address: 11937 Higgins Airport Way, Burlington, WA 98233
- Attendants will be present to direct you to parking, which is directly across from Chuckanut Brewery
- 4:15-4:30p Welcome by Kevin Murphy, WSU Breadlab Director and Sieg Snapp, Associate Dean of Research, WSU
- 4:30-5:00p Keynote Speech by Selena Ahmed of the American Heart Association
- 5:15-6:45p Dinner, Tam Tam Pizza
Monday, July 20, WSU Breadlab (meals under tents at Chuckanut)
- 6:30a Bagel Making at the buoy oven with Mark Doxtader of Tastebud PDX
- Address: 11768 Westar Lane, Burlington, WA 98233
- Park along Westar Lane and walk to the buoy oven located in the Breadlab parking lot.
- After bagel-making workshop, you will park your car in the Port parking area across from Chuckanut Brewery.
- 8:00a Breakfast, bagels with spread by Skagit Table
- 8:30a Announcements
- 9:00a-4:30p Full Day of demonstrations, panel discussions and masterclasses
- 12:00-1:00p Lunch, Sweet and Savory Milk Buns with salads and sides by Skagit Table
- 4:00-4:45p Community Party Registration
- 5:15-5:45p Keynote Speech by Claudia Carter of the California Wheat commission
- 6:00-8:00p Tasting-Style Meal and Live Music
Tuesday, July 21, Northwestern WA Research and Extension Center
- 5:00a Field Walk with Kevin Murphy
- Address: Northwestern WA Research & Extension Center, 16650 WA-536, Mt. Vernon, WA 98273
- Parking details TBD.
- 8:00-8:45a Breakfast by Mariposa
- Address: Northwestern WA Research & Extension Center, 16650 WA-536, Mt. Vernon, WA 98273
- Attendants will be present to direct you to parking.
- 9:00a Keynote Speech by Marc Benoit of Red’s Breads CA
- 10:00a Panel: Integrated Farming Methods + Markets
- 11:00a Field-side Baking and Plot Tours
- Dr. Robin Morgan, Welcome to the Test Plots
- Dr. Kevin Murphy and Dr. Jon Schnore, Quinoa
- Dr. Micaela Colley and PhD student Erik Spitzer, Buckwheat
- Dr. Laura Lewis, CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center) collaboration
- Dr. Mike Pumphrey, Spring Wheat
- Cesare Salemi, baking in the field with My Forno
- Marc Benoit, milling field side with a solar-powered trailer
- 12:45p Wrap-Up
- 1:30-3:00p Optional Field Trips: Cairnspring Mills, Viva Farms, Discovery Gardens @ NWREC