A Grainshed Rises in the Northeast Feb 28, 2021 A new network of brewers, maltsters and bakers is looking to rebuild a local breadbasket. The Northeast Grainshed Alliance has 109 members and aims to increase demand for Northeast grains by building a network of farmers, bakers, brewers and others. Photography courtesy of Buck Farms Grains 200 Shares Jacob Buck and his two brothers were looking for a way to ensure their Maine potato farm could support the next generation when they found craft grain. The enthusiastic brothers went all-in—planting acres of barley, converting a potato storage building to a malthouse and teaching themselves how to malt the grain they grew in the hope local breweries would want to use it in their beer. Then they loaded up their truck with their malted barley, an essential ingredient in beer, and contacted every craft brewery in Maine.