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The name Amaranth hails from the Greek for "never-fading flower." Amaranth was a staple in the diets of ancient Aztecs and Incas who believed it had supernatural powers. Known by many names; Kiwicha ... more
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Amaranth can be cooked as a cereal, ground into flour and used in making pastas and baked goods. It must be mixed with other flours for baking yeast breads, as it contains no gluten. Amaranth can be ... more
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Buckwheat is a short season crop that does well on poor soils. Buckwheat is not technically a grain but is a fruit, an annual related to Rhubarb and Sorrel. Native to Central Asia, Buckwheat was ... more
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Buckwheat is a short season crop that does well on poor soils. Buckwheat is not technically a grain but is a fruit, an annual related to Rhubarb and Sorrel. Native to Central Asia, Buckwheat was ... more
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The seeds of the Flax plant have been a source of food and medicine since ancient times. Used as provisions in Asia and Europe since at least 6000 BCE, the plant’s brown seeds were commonly used ... more
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The seeds of the Flax plant have been a source of food and medicine since ancient times. Used as provisions in Asia and Europe since at least 6000 BCE, the plant’s seeds were commonly used to ... more
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Although Quinoa (Keen-wah) is new to the American market it was a widely used grain by the Incas and has been grown in the Andes for centuries. The Quechua name for Quinoa translates as "The Mother ... more
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Kañiwa (Kahn ee wah) is a small dark nutritious grain with an amazingly high protein content. Touted as a valuable life support crop, this small grain from the high Andes is grown successfully ... more
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Millet, a seed of an annual grass, is one the oldest foods known to humans. Native to Africa and Asia, Millet has been used as a staple food source for thousands of years. Millet is a tall annual ... more
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Millet (Panicum Miliaceum) is a small yellow grain with a mild, sweet corn like flavor. Millet is native to Africa and Asia, there is evidence of cultivation since the 5th century BCE. Millet is a ... more
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Although Quinoa (Keen-wah) is new to the American market it was a widely used grain by the Incas and has been grown in the Andes for centuries. The Quechua name for Quinoa translates as "The Mother ... more
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Although Quinoa (Keen-wah) is new to the American market it was a widely used grain by the Incas and has been grown in the Andes for centuries. The Quechua name for Quinoa translates as "The Mother ... more
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Although Quinoa (Keen-wah) is new to the American market it was a widely used grain by the Incas and has been grown in the Andes for centuries. The Quechua name for Quinoa translates as "The Mother ... more
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Although Quinoa (Keen-wah) is new to the American market it was a widely used grain by the Incas and has been grown in the Andes for centuries. The Quechua name for Quinoa translates as "The Mother ... more
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Teff is the seed of a fine stemmed, tufted annual grass. The significant characteristic of Teff is the small size of this seed. The word Teff is thought to have been derived from the Amharic word ... more
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