Confluence Wheat - Crystie Kiesler
Crystie Kiesler shares how Chimacum Grainery grows climate-resilient Confluence Wheat while prioritizing social justice.
- Seed sovereignty
- Oral history
Not all wheat is harmful - there are climate varieties and local sources
Crystie Kiesler is the founder of Chimacum Grainery. In partnership with the Washington State University Bread Lab, Chimacum Grainery is growing a climate resilient variety of wheat called Confluence (Eileen) Wheat. The grainery prioritizes social justice in their operations.
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Crystie discusses her and nature's work developing Confluence Wheat
Azurite Nuray is a local Chimacum jewelry artist, who encased dried confluence wheat heads in copper, through a process called copper electroforming. Simren and Fatema designed the quilt to look like Chimacum Grainery's landscape. They sewed on colorful recycled fabric to model nutrient rich soil. They used recycled fabric trim to capture the hills that rise in the background of the farm.