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ancient grain teff

The Smiths have been growing corn and soybeans for nearly 200 years. With prices continuing to fall in 2015, they tried growing teff, an ancient grain from Ethiopia. After years of investment, learning and tweaking, they’re beginning to see some traction with their product - Teffola

Claire Smith tells the story of her Michigan family farm growing the ancient grain teff for their signature product Teffola, or teff granola.