Francis Percival was keynote speaker during the 2017 Kneading Conference in Skowhegan on Thursday and drew parallels between artisanal cheese-making and grain production and use in Maine.
The 2017 Kneading Conference was well attended in Skowhegan on Thursday with participants from 27 states, three Canadian provinces and seven countries.
Participants at the 2017 Kneading Conference, including Stu Silverstein, left, who conducted a workshop on building an earth oven, look over flours, books and baking items in Skowhegan on Thursday.
Lucia Vega Rocketship peddles a manual flower grinder that was part of a collection of alternative machines similar to threshers and winnowing tools at the 2017 Kneading Conference in Skowhegan on Thursday.
Keynote speaker Francis Percival addresses attendees beside an image of himself next to cows during the 2017 Kneading Conference in Skowhegan on Thursday. Percival spoke about ways to develop an identity expressed in the way products taste.
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