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Plants You Should Know: Amaranth
Sister Amaranth, scholars argue, antedates all other grains and gave way to them only as the new grains were bred to greater size and bulk. Amaranth Bowl with green beans, tomatoes, arugula, and Parmesan cheese Step aside quinoa, it’s time for another grain to have its moment in the sun. Amaranth is a small grainContinue reading “Plants You Should Know: Amaranth”
Braiding Corn – Cultural Appropriation & Entitlement
Dear white gardeners, please don’t be disrespectful by becoming fetishistic or causing commodification of ancient, sacred seeds of indigenous farmers. It was a painful experience for me. I felt I had failed at protecting something I was charged with stewarding to preserve for future generations.
Rural Ruminations 