Mid-Atlantic Grain Fair

October 12, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Mid-Atlantic Grain Fair is a free, family-friendly event that celebrates the Mid-Atlantic region’s vibrant history of local grain growing, milling, and baking. There will be a classroom with grain cooking demonstrations and tastings, live milling demonstrations at Peirce Mill, and a farmers’ market with regional grain fare. The event will feature music, arts, and crafts, along with fun, hands-on activities—see more details below!

This event is a great opportunity to meet local grain farmers and millers and learn about the variety of modern and indigenous grains that have been enjoyed for thousands of years in our region.

This event is a collaboration between Common Grain Alliance and the Friends of Peirce Mill.

Click here to view the Mid-Atlantic Grain Fair map. 

Directions to Peirce Mill are here. 

In the Mill Yard 

Celebrate Indigenous Grains
Deep Roots Milling
FRESHFARM FoodPrints
Grapewood Farm
Hands-On Crafts for All Ages
Milling Demonstrations at Peirce Mill
Milling Grains On A Small Scale
Tortilla Making Demonstration
SPOOM Mid-Atlantic
UJAMAA Cooperative Farming Alliance
Virginia Soil Health Coalition

Music Tent

Elena La Fulana, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Village String Band, 2:00 to 4:00pm


Mid-Atlantic Grain Classroom Schedule

Pasta Making, 10:00 to 11:15am: Led by CGA member and pasta-making expert Gabriel Key, participants will watch a hands-on pasta-making demonstration and learn the skills to shape pasta by hand at home.

Tortilla Making, 11:30am to 12:30pm: Join Yolanda Alcorta of Raices Culturales Latinoamericanas to learn about masa milling, tortilla shaping and preparation.

Orchard Walk and Soil Health Discussion, 1:00 to 1:30pm: A tour of the orchard with Tim Makepeace, Friends of Peirce Mill orchardist, and a discussion on the connection between small grains, soil health and human health with the VA Soil Health Coalition.

Pizza Making, 1:30 to 2:45pm: Meet Charbel Abrache, former Seylou head pastry chef and founder of Red Hound Pizza, to learn the secrets to pizza-making using local grains.

Bread Talk & Tasting, 3:00 to 4:00pm: Join Chris Girardot of RavenHook Bakehouse for a talk about baking with Mid-Atlantic grains while sampling RavenHook products.

Shoemaker Street Market
Want to take home local grains of your own or grab a bite to eat? Check out our market featuring the following vendors:

Breadfurst
This James Beard award-winning bakery will offer a variety of breads, breakfast pastries and desserts.

Eastern National
Shop merchandise from the Friends of Pierce Mill and Eastern National to support our national parks.

El Solosito
A local vendor featuring authentic tacos and pupusas.

Fireside Farm
CGA member Fireside Farm grows veggies and wheat to make sourdough pizzas featuring seasonal ingredients.

Maple & Rye Bakery
A new addition to the Brunswick, MD, neighborhood, CGA member Maple & Rye will provide local & seasonal whole grain pastries.

Maracas Ice Pops
Enjoy frozen Mexican ice pops, try the Horchata flavor made with oats from CGA member Purple Mountain Grown!

Mid-Atlantic Grain Stand
Shop a variety of local grains and flours from eleven different CGA members! This grain stand is operated in partnership between CGA & FRESHFARM.

MORE MISU: Drinkable Meals
MISU translates to “rice water” in Korean, but it’s much more than that. This CGA member soaks, steams, dehydrates, roasts, grinds & mixes 5 different grains for exact periods of time to create this drinkable meal.

Zeke’s Coffee
Small-batch, family-owned coffee roastery based in Baltimore, MD. Coffee & beans will be available for purchase.

Free public programs at Peirce Mill are supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Milling operations at Peirce Mill are made possible in part by a grant from the National Park Foundation.

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