Wild Garden Breeder's Mix Quinoa

Chenopodium quinoa Origin: Philomath, Oregon Improvement status: Breeding population Seeds per packet: ~100 Germination tested 08/2024: 95% Life cycle: Annual We're so excited to be offering this incredibly diverse population of quinoas from Frank Morton and Wild Garden Seed. As you may know, the huge increase in demand for quinoa in North America over recent years has resulted in prices skyrocketing in its native South America. In order to take the strain off of indigenous people for whom quinoa is a staple, it's critical that we in North America become quinoa producers as well, to meet our domestic demand. Quinoa is a wonderful dual use crop, with edible leaves and delicious seeds (treated like a grain, but technically a pseudo-cereal, because the plant is not a grass). Please let us know how this one does for you! Here's what Frank says about it: "We are engaged in a 5 year quinoa breeding project supported by the Clif Bar Family Foundation. One goal of the project is to increase t