[5] A New England magazine, N'East, featured a story about the startup, which was followed up by a report by the Associated Press in December 2005.

[5] Brad Anderson joined the company as co-owner, and Grain moved into a workshop at Side Hill Farm in York.

[9] Grain launched a Kickstarter campaign in 2013 to raise funds for a bus and trailer to use as a mobile workshop for board building classes.

[12] They crowdfunded a deposit for the purchase of a new workshop,[12] but ultimately were unable to raise sufficient funds to buy the property.

[18] The final step is to finish the board with fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin, which is necessary to prevent the wood from soaking up water.

[2] Grain's website and social media presence have been praised as an example of using open communication on the internet to spread ideas and create customers.