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In partnership with the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia

The Grains Our
Ancestors Carried

Turkey Red wheat and Rye, grown regeneratively in Washington's Palouse. Their stories run back through the German colonies of Russia, and we're honoring that history with the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR).

Meet the Grains

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Germans from Russia settled in the Russian Empire beginning in the 1700s, farming grain on the steppe.

Many of their descendants brought those traditions, and those grains, to the American and Canadian plains and the Pacific Northwest.

AHSGR exists to discover, collect, preserve, and share that history and genealogy. We're proud to stand alongside them.

or explore our recipes

Turkey Red Wheat

Robust Flavor Rooted in Heritage

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Brought to America by Mennonite farmers in the 1870s, Turkey Red is a richly flavored hard red wheat with a deep color and full-bodied taste. It carries the story of immigrants from the Russian Empire who brought their seed with them.

Flavor Deep, full-bodied, slightly nutty

Best for Artisan bread, sourdough, hearty baking

Rye

The everyday bread grain

Shop Rye

or explore our recipes

Rye was a staple of daily bread across Eastern Europe, and it belongs on any German Russian table. Our supply is still small, and we're scaling it up each year.

Flavor Earthy, tangy, rich

Best for Dark breads, rolls, crackers

Bake the Recipes of the German Russian Table

Our kitchen collection includes German Russian recipes made with our heritage grains. Bake something your grandmother might have recognized.

Browse German Russian Recipes
A field of golden wheat under a clear blue sky.
A scenic landscape of rolling hills, green fields, a small winding river, and trees under a partly cloudy sky.
Vast landscape of rolling green and brown hills under a partly cloudy sky at sunset.
Assorted loaves of bread on display at a bakery, with some topped with seeds and others with marble patterns.
A vast wheat field with golden wheat grown under a partly cloudy sky, with rolling hills and trees in the background.
A green John Deere combine harvester unloading grain into a white and orange truck on a farmland with hills and a blue sky in the background.
Two men standing behind a wooden fence on a rural farm, with barns, grassy fields, and rolling hills in the background.
Black and white photo of people and horses in a field with vintage farm equipment, including a large wagon and a hay rake.
A peaceful river scene surrounded by tall grasses and trees, with hills in the background and a person fishing along the bank.

About AHSGR

The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the history, culture, and genealogy of German settlers in the Russian Empire, through research, a museum, publications, and events.

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