Amaranth, Golden Giant, Amaranthus cruentus (100-110 days) A late season grain amaranth also known as "Hot Biscuits" that produces large orange/gold and copper seed heads on top of 6 foot tall stalks. Gorgeous ornamental. Include as a fabulous filler flower in seasonal fall bouquets.    Edible green leaves with golden brown veins and stalks. Very productive, yielding up to 1 lb of seed per plant. Easy to harvest, simply clip the heads and hang to dry. Once dry, thresh by stomping on them and winnow to remove chaff.  Lends diversity to our diet when incorporated as a staple to supplement other grains like rice, or ground into flour to mix into breads and pancakes.  Packet (1 1/2g ≈ 1,000 seeds) Bulk: 10 g.  ...

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Millet, Aukse's Foxtail  (100 days) Setaria italica -  From our friends at Adaptive Seeds who obtained it while on their Seed Ambassadors Project by The Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture in Dotnuva, Lithuania, who wrote that, “the breeder there had been working with millets since long before the collapse of the Soviet Union and he said the birds at the zoo prefer his varieties.” There are 4 major types of  millet which include Pearl (the most common grain type), Proso, Finger, and Foxtail (the type used for birdseed). Foxtail millet has a hull which is quite difficult to remove and are most typically grown for floral arrangements and poultry feed. Seed heads are dense clusters of small seeds that grow from 4-10” long in a drooping form that resembles a fox's tail.Millets may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies". Interestingly, millet is the 5th most commonly cultivated grain crop in the world after wheat, rice, corn and barley. HEIRLOOM, SSF Packet 2g (~300 seeds) ...

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Millet, Juosvse Proso  (90 days) Panicum miliaceum - Variety given to the Seed Ambassadors Project by the Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture, Dotnuva, Lithuania and obtained from our friends at Adaptive Seed. Proso millets are an easy to grow warm season grass that produce attractive sprays of seeds on a loose panicle. Seeds are a copper red and have a hull that is difficult to remove, so they are more commonly grown for floral arrangements and birdseed.  There are 4 major types of  millet which include Pearl (the most common grain type), Proso, Finger, and Foxtail (the type used for birdseed). Millets may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies". Interestingly, millet is the 5th most commonly cultivated grain crop in the world after wheat, rice, corn and barley. HEIRLOOM, SSF Packet 1g (~150 seeds) ...

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