Snacktivist, an Idaho-based company, is collaborating with the Northwest and Rocky Mountain Regional Food Business Center to identify processing infrastructure for non-commodity grains (such as landrace, regenerative, organic, etc), ancient grains, pseudo cereals (e.g. millet, quinoa, and sorghum), pulses, and oilseeds in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The aim is to increase the visibility and market opportunities for farmers, processors, and buyers by locating facilities that handle, clean, sort, bag, mill, store, and otherwise process grains and other crops, and gathering information on their certifications, capacity, throughput, and food safety protocols.

The ultimate goal is to create an open-source map of these facilities to make it easier for buyers and sellers of different scales to find and work with. This map will be available to those who grow, process, buy, and sell grains and grain products. Access to precise locations and other contact information for facilities will be limited to those outside the industry. We will require a viewer login to view any details of the map. 

We invite you to complete this survey to support this work and the mapping of processing infrastructure for non-commodity grains! Click here to complete the survey. 

For additional questions, contact:

 

Joni Kindwall-Moore, President, Snacktivist Inc, Steering Committee USDA Regional Food System Business Center Idaho Team, Diverse Markets for Climate Resilient Ag

Colette DePhelps, University of Idaho Extension, Regional Food Business Center, Diverse Markets for Climate Resilient Ag

Martha Sullins, Colorado State University Extension, Regional Food Business Center, Diverse Markets for Climate Resilient Ag