That is where Sahara Sahel Foods comes in, working with the vision that by processing the harvested foods instead of the plants’ genetics, parts typically not considered as very practical to eat become high quality foods, and these wild crops can produce sufficient nutritious products.

#genetics #foodprocessing #plantbreeding #wildcrops #yield #fooddiversity #biodiversity

So, I mentioned a newspaper article about invasive #JapaneseStiltgrass to my hubby, which has appeared in Southern Maine recently, and wondered if we had some in our yard. He looked at some plants using the #FloraApp and they aren't stiltgrass, but #HairyCrabgrass -- which was used as a substitute for #Millet in Europe (especially #Poland) and is apparently quite #DroughtResistant. Very cool! I'll be encouraging that to grow!

https://world-crops.com/hairy-crabgrass/

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/digitaria-sanguinalis/

#SolarPunkSunday #Grains #WildGrains #Foraging #Wildcrops #DroughtResistantCrop #ClimateChangeAgriculture #DigitariaSanguinalis