Wild amaranth

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Amaranth refers to a wide variety of species in the genus Amaranthus — such as green amaranth, palmer amaranth, and spiny pigweed — many of which are

A farmer’s headache is not necessarily a forager’s delight. Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus Palmeri) has been a foraged food for a long time. It was used extensively by the native American population with at least seven tribes preparing it a wide variety of ways. More on that in a moment. Amaranth, in general, is a good […]

Mention "pigweed" in a south Georgia feed and seed and you're liable to hear a slew of words unfit for Sunday service. Pigweed has few friends in south Georgia or any of the farming communities that have been stricken by its glyphosate-resistant tenacity. But mention "amaranth" in an Asheville co-op and you'll likely get an earful of evangalism for one of the oldest intentionally cultivated food crops that we know of. And yet, they're the same plant.

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Wild Amaranth

Pigweed is one of the common names given to a clutch of Amaranth species that crash parties where they are not wanted. Including Amaranthus retroflexus (re

When the amaranth seed heads are plainly visible, is it time to harvest the amaranth? How do you know when to harvest amaranth? Click this article to find out how to harvest amaranth and other information about harvesting amaranth grains.

Lambsquarters is an amaranth family member. It may be a weed here, but it's an agricultural crop in some parts of the world. No wonder—it's quite tasty.

Harvesting Amaranth grain for eating. The seed being so small, most people don’t want to spend the time to harvest it. I almost gave up before trying. However, I found that it isn’t so …

Each flower head of the Hopi Indian Red Dye Amaranth can provide up to sixty thousand seeds. This is a must have heirloom grain crop fo...

Sorting out some amaranths Amaranthus hybridus, aka Smooth Amaranth, stems can be red or green Smooth Amaranth red leaf hairy, green can be hairless. Smooth Amaranth flowers are short, petiole one half the lenght of the leaf to as long as the leaf. Smooth Amaranth flower Smooth Amaranth, green form. Amaranthus palmeri, Palmer […]

amaranthus from seed. reseeded from year prior from ONE plant.

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While you may think amaranth is new, it has been around for thousands of years. Ancient civilizations grew it for much-needed nutrients.

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Amaranthus cruentus is a flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain. It is one of three Amaranthus species cultivated as a grain source, the other two being Amaranthus hypochondriacus and Amaranthus caudatus. It has several common names, including blood amaranth, red amaranth, purple amaranth, prince's feather, and Mexican grain Amaranth.