It's wheat, so what."
Goodness how delicious, eating Purple Straw.
Very interesting-I grow veggies and herbs without chemical insect control or fertilizer, and only eat meat from free ranged livestock-so I’m very much in favor of having access to heirloom/non-GMO seeds for planting-while they won’t work for feeding the masses, they are fine for those who want to grow their own healthy food on a small scale...
Worth a Gardening Ping?
Bountiful Gardens has several varieties of heirloom grains available. The biggest selection I’ve seen outside of the federal seed bank: https://www.bountifulgardens.org/
I ordered 16 varieties to test this year, although stuff came up and I’ll have to plant them next year instead. Some of those older varieties are kind of cool.
(Yes, I’m a plants geek.)
In a different article I read that for their efforts, Brian Ward and Clemson U. were given dibs on ALL the seed that Sustainable Seed Company had in stock. Looks that way.
I’m all for heirloom of whatever food crop.
But, as someone who grows a *LOT* of heirloom vegetables, many heirloom plants won’t grow in certain regions.
Thus, some areas *MUST* grow hybrid food crops.
Monoculture is dangerous. We need preserve old brands of plants. Just in case...
Just don’t let the Tribbles get at it.
It's wheat, so what."
If they want to keep the wheat commercially available, the producers will have to create demand.
Otherwise, it will fade again.
5.56mm