Graner® Project: the journey from grain to dough
Graner® was born from the desire to bring ancient grains back to the centre and to enhance their agricultural and cultural heritage. For years we have been directly growing different varieties of ancient grains, selected for their biodiversity, their nutritional value and their ability to adapt naturally to the territory.
These cereals are grown following agricultural rhythms that respect the land and the seasons, with the aim of reducing the use of chemical inputs and preserving soil fertility. In fact, we believe that more careful and sustainable agriculture is not only possible, but also necessary to build a more balanced food future.
The mixture of these ancient grains gives rise to Graner®, an exclusive blend that we use in the production of flours used in our doughs. This project was born from the desire to create a concrete link between agriculture and pizza, starting from the most important raw material: wheat.
Cultivating and using ancient grains also means preserving agricultural biodiversity and genetic varieties that over time have been progressively abandoned by intensive agriculture. These varieties tell the story of the territories and communities that have cultivated them for generations.
With Graner® we want to build a shorter, more transparent and conscious supply chain, in which the quality of the final product comes directly from the care of the soil. A project that combines agriculture, research and craftsmanship to bring to the plate a dough that really tells where it was born
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What are ancient grains Graner®?
The ancient grains of Graner® are traditional varieties of soft wheat: Gentil Rosso, Verna, Inallettabile and Frassinetto.
Cultivated together in a single field, they form an evolutionary mixture, grown without chemicals.
These grains have a lower yield than conventional ones, but offer a rich nutritional profile and a milder gluten, making our flours more digestible and less irritating to the intestines. Graner® is our registered trademark, which encapsulates this project of quality and tradition.
A fascinating feature of our ancient grains is that they are not uniform.
Each ear stands out in height and shape, because each seed carries its own unique DNA.
This means that the plants adapt and evolve over time in response to the soil, creating a field that is a mosaic of ever-changing biodiversity.
