Crust & Crumb Academy · with Grand Teton Ancient Grains

The Ancient Grain Challenge

Work through our Ancient Grain series, bake with what you learn, and earn your way into the drawing for real grain from Grand Teton Ancient Grains.

25 pounds of ancient grain from Grand Teton Ancient Grains, the challenge grand prize
25lb
Grand prize
One 25 lb bag of grain
5lb
Runner-up prizes
30 bags, 5 lb each (150 lb of grain)
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How it works

  1. Register below. It takes a minute. You need to be a member of the Crust & Crumb Academy, and it's free to join.
  2. Finish every module in the Ancient Grain series. That's what qualifies you for the drawing. Mark each one complete in the Academy classroom, then check it off here.
  3. Earn bonus points. Take the quiz, bake with ancient grains, mill your own flour, and join a Saturday Bake Along. Every verified point is one entry in the drawing.

Your entry

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Ways to earn points

Modules are required. Everything else is a bonus. When you check something off, it shows as pending until we confirm it, usually within a couple of days.

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Leaderboard

Verified points only. A ✓ means that baker has finished every module and is in the drawing.

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Tell a baker

Know someone who mills, or wants to? Send them the challenge. More bakers in the drawing means a bigger celebration for ancient grain.

Official rules

Who can enter
  • You must be 18 or older and a member of the Crust & Crumb Academy on Skool. Membership is free.
  • Open to residents of the United States and Canada. Void where prohibited.
  • One registration per person. Duplicate registrations will be removed.
  • Henry Hunter's household and employees of Grand Teton Ancient Grains aren't eligible.
Dates
  • The challenge opens October 5, 2026.
  • Registration and task check-offs close Sunday, November 29, 2026 at 11:59 pm Eastern.
  • Winners are drawn on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, live in the Academy.
How to qualify and how entries work
  • To qualify, you must complete every module in the Ancient Grain series that's published in the Academy classroom by November 29. If we add a module during the challenge, it's added to the list here.
  • Every verified point is one entry. More points mean better odds, but any qualified baker can win.
  • We confirm module progress in the Academy classroom and check the links you send for bonus tasks. A check-off we can't confirm doesn't count.
  • Claiming tasks you didn't do will get you removed from the challenge.
Prizes and the drawing
  • Grand prize: one 25 lb bag of grain from Grand Teton Ancient Grains, shipped to the winner.
  • Runner-up prizes: thirty 5 lb bags of grain from Grand Teton Ancient Grains, 150 lb in all, each shipped to its winner.
  • The grand prize is drawn first. Runner-up prizes are drawn after that. No one can win twice.
  • Winners are announced in the Academy and contacted by email. If we don't hear back within 7 days, we draw a new winner.
  • Canadian winners must correctly answer a skill-testing question before receiving a prize.
  • Prizes can't be exchanged for cash.
No purchase necessary

You don't have to buy anything to enter or to win. The Academy is free, and buying anything from Grand Teton Ancient Grains or any other partner doesn't improve your chances.

Your information

We use what you enter here to run the challenge and, if you opt in, to send you the weekly Ancient Grain newsletter. We share a winner's name and shipping details with Grand Teton Ancient Grains only to ship the prize. This challenge isn't sponsored or run by Skool or Facebook.

Our partners

The grain and the gear behind the challenge. Use these codes if you want to bake along at home. Some links are affiliate links, and we may earn a commission at no cost to you.

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