farro, or quinoa ?

[mikmaze]

so, I saw a few fat deer last year, and need to switch their diet to a bit of a healthier mix......

just kidding, but interested in sourcing farro or quinoa seed. I could grow it as a food plot, and have a harvest able crop, that could fetch some nice money with the locally grown food that seems the rage of late. Looked and looked, can not find a source?

any ideas? I don't have a tremendous amount of land, but these grains are in demand, if I'm growing a plot, it might as well be something that can earn its own keep.

 

[mikmaze]

no one???

 

[Buckly]

I think I've seen it in the grocery store. That's about all I know about them sorry.

 

[Honker]

After a short search I found some here:

https://hancockseed.com/organic-white-quinoa-seed-10-lb-bag-bulk-1028.html

It might be worth an inquiry.

 

[mikmaze]

thanks, I will reach out to them, I have bought from them before, didn't notice they had it.

 

[mikmaze]

the quinoa they sell is for consumption, not for growing......... next idea?

 

[Honker]

From what I've seen you can buy the store seed for consumption and plant it. It might be worth a shot to experiment with it. I doesn't like temps above 90 though.

Farro is a collection of these three wheat varieties and in a culinary sense refers to how they are cooked. Einkorn, spelt and emmer wheat are what you are looking for.

http://www.alseed.com/Pages/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=905&categoryID=32

http://www.byronseeds.net/our_products/triticlesandsmallgrains/spelt.php