Eli Rogosa & UMass Amherst Help to Establish Ancient Einkorn Wheat
Eli Rogosa talks in this video about the UMass Amherst program to preserve and establish heirloom wheat grains, including einkorn (Triticum monococcum), into modern agriculture.
It’s interesting how she describes the root system of the heirloom grains compared with the shallow root system of modern wheat, which relies upon chemical fertilizers.
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It’s great to see a university taking action and supporting this cause. I’m interested in what they are studying about einkorn.
Join us at the Grain Conference July 14 to find out. See: growseed.org for the schedule.
Great video. We need to continue to work to re-establish these ancient grains and find those that will grow well in various local areas. Northern New England has short growing seasons and cool weather (mostly) but at one time we exported wheat and grains. It’s time to take control of our own lives and away from the mega agribusinesses.
Come to UMass on July 14, 2011 for the NE Grain Conference. For more info contact growseed@yahoo.com
Stan, Thanks so much for your important work to promote food biodiversity through einkorn!
To learn how to grow and bake with einkorn and other almost-extinct grains, join us at the the New England Grain Conference ‘Bread, Beer and Biodiversity’ on July 14 and 15, 2011 at the University of Massachusetts. Email growseed@yahoo.com for details.
Michael Jubinsky will teach a three hour workshop on ‘Baking with Ancient Einkorn’ using our wood-fired oven. Taste einkorn pizza, pita, tabouleh salad and malted einkorn beverages. Yumm!
How suitable is eihkorn for growing in a family vegetable patch or community garden plot?
Thanks for any information.
Growing it is usually no problem provided you can find enough viable seed for your plot size. The real challenge for small plot gardening of any type of grain is the effort it takes to harvest. You’ll likely need to do it by hand which means, cutting it into bundles, then threshing and flailing it to knock the grain out of the hulls and then winnowing it to separate the grain from the chaff.
misses and sers, could you recomend what wheat to plant in north louisiana, zone 8. willing to try your sugestions and buy from you.joyner farm hopefully
I would like to some how acquire einkorn seed to plant our own plot of wheat. So how ever you could help me I would appreciate greatly.
Sincerely
David M. Lathrop
Hello Eli,
I really enjoyed your blog. Very interested in planting einkorn wheat in my area in Missouri.
I am in growing area 2. I would appreciate your input when you have time. Thank You, gary
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