We just got 12 new varieties of quinoa in the mail today!
This includes GQU-7353 Faro, Pedro's Select Strain Quinoa, Shelly 25 Black Quinoa and Temuko Quinoa to name a few.
When we first grew quinoa we started with 5 varieties from a west coast seed company. We saved seed from the plants that grew well (those that survived in our conditions) and continued the process every year.
Then we realised that promoting diversity, genetic diversity to be specific, in the long run became more important than short term high yields. Thats why we are going to grow all the varieties together this year and focus more on selecting seed for the purpouses of developing a resilient quinoa landrace.
If anyone out there is growing quinoa (especially a unique variety) and wants to contribute to the Quinoa Project, send your seed our way.
This includes GQU-7353 Faro, Pedro's Select Strain Quinoa, Shelly 25 Black Quinoa and Temuko Quinoa to name a few.
When we first grew quinoa we started with 5 varieties from a west coast seed company. We saved seed from the plants that grew well (those that survived in our conditions) and continued the process every year.
Then we realised that promoting diversity, genetic diversity to be specific, in the long run became more important than short term high yields. Thats why we are going to grow all the varieties together this year and focus more on selecting seed for the purpouses of developing a resilient quinoa landrace.
If anyone out there is growing quinoa (especially a unique variety) and wants to contribute to the Quinoa Project, send your seed our way.