Denver’s dining scene has gained national recognition since joining the Michelin Guide in 2023, with 31 Michelin-recognized restaurants, including the standout The Wolf's Tailor — the first restaurant in Colorado to earn two Michelin stars. Opened by Kelly Whitaker in 2018, the restaurant serves a seasonal tasting menu featuring local ingredients and global influences inspired by Whitaker’s travels. Known for its hands-on, sustainability-focused approach, the restaurant mills its own grains, partners on heirloom crops, ferments ingredients, and prioritizes environmental stewardship and support for local food systems.

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Job Posting: Colorado Grain Chain - Membership Coordinator & Project Manager

Company: Colorado Grain Chain
Location: Remote (must be based in Colorado)
Employment Type: Full time, 40 hours per week, schedule flexible
Pay: $65,000 - $70,000 (depending on experience)
Application Due: May 25, 2026

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The Colorado Grain Chain (CGC) is at an exciting inflection point. We're growing our membership network across Colorado while simultaneously launching a major new initiative: a statewide supply chain mapping project in partnership with The Climate Source designed to identify gaps and opportunities across Colorado's grain economy.

We're looking for one exceptional person to help us do both.

This role combines two deeply connected areas of work: building and supporting CGC's membership community, and coordinating the stakeholder outreach, listening sessions, and project logistics that will shape the future of grain in Colorado. Because both functions draw on the same network of farmers, millers, makers, and food system partners, we designed this role for someone who wants to be at the center of everything CGC is building right now.

If you're organized, people-oriented, curious about Colorado's food and grain landscape, and energized by work that is both relationship-driven and project-based, this could be a great fit. This position reports directly to the Executive Director.

To apply, please submit the following documents:
● Cover Letter
● Resume
● References (2-3)
References will not be contacted until the final stages of the hiring process.

Email your application materials to hiring@coloradograinchain.com with the subject line “Application -
Membership Coordinator & Project Manager.”

Application materials due by midnight May 25, 2026

Colorado’s craft brewers had another strong showing at the annual World Beer Cup awards on April 22 during the Craft Brewers Conference in Philadelphia, with nineteen breweries collecting a total of 23 medals.

[Read the full article here.]

Two Colorado distilleries won big at the recent 2026 London Spirits Competition, which is a renowned event that judges various spirits on a global scale.

The highest rated local winner was the Root Shoot American Single Malt 4-year Bottled-in-Bond whiskey, which is produced on a 5th-generation family farm in Loveland, Colorado. The Root Shoot Spirits’ whiskey not only earned an overall score of 97 accompanied with a ‘double-gold’ designation – something no other whiskey around the world achieved – it was also dubbed the global ‘Whisky of the Year,’ the ‘American Single Malt Whiskey of the Year,’ and the ‘Spirit of the Year’ for the United States. This whiskey can generally be found priced at around $60 per 750 mL bottle.

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Read an article about Susan Yost, owner of Crafted Crust, who sources some of her grains from Grains from the Plains.

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When Julia Duncan-Roitman set out to open Joy Hill pizzeria in Denver, she hoped to work with a local mill to source heirloom wheat varieties. Inspired by the nutritional value of ancient grains as well as their connection to the tradition of bread-baking, she began learning about wheat varieties such as Turkey Red and Rouge de Bordeaux.

Today, Duncan-Roitman’s pizza dough includes 10% rye sourced from Colorado’s San Luis Valley and milled to her specifications. “It’s a thirsty grain, and we had to play around with the percentages to have enough hydration,” she says of using rye. “It’s a crispier, thinner crust, but we think the flavor and texture are great.”

Read the full article in Pizza Today here.

When artisan baker Kenny Hilburn first heard about purple wheat a few years ago, the only source he could find was the Netherlands and shipping even a small amount was cost prohibitive.

“Nobody will pay $50 for a loaf of bread,” he reasoned.

Little did he know, within a few short years he’d be able to get purple wheat grown right in nearby farm fields.

Read the full article by Candace Krebs here.

About a third of the Poss family's land — 330 acres — is dedicated to dryland grain farming, including triticale, millet, rye and 10 varieties of wheat. This year, the family expects to lose about half of their normal grain yields due to the unseasonably warm temperatures and ongoing drought across the state.

Watch the full Rocky Mountain PBS article with CGC member Grains From the Plains here.

Celebrate 25 years of Slow Food Denver with a flourish of flavor! Slow Food Denver invites you to contribute to their Bake Sale on Saturday, June 6th, in the Observatory Park neighborhood in Denver, to celebrate their anniversary while gathering community around the incredible bounty produced by fellow Coloradans. 

To participate, highlight at least one locally farmed ingredient, such as local grains, honey, eggs, dried or seasonal fruits or vegetables, and/or jams. Please ensure all donations are shelf-stable and able to stay fresh at room temperature for 4–6 hours, as there will not be access to refrigeration. 

“You’ve got all these grain heads out there who are just so enthusiastic about varieties that we have not been exposed to for so long,” says Erica Gagne Glaze, baker and founder of the Pig and the Plow bakery in Fort Collins, Colorado. “They’re really expanding the culinary options.”

Read the full Washington Post article about rye that featured CGC board member Erica Glaze.