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Two Letters Re: Amaranth--A Weed You Can Eat
James,
I just wanted to let you know that this
plant ([considered] a weed) is usually killed off as a pest, yet is more
nutritious then wheat. It grows all over the place and if it was planted on
purpose it might help a lot for people looking to survive.
Deane’s site is packed full of plants worth looking in to for food! (A
good source of info while the power is up! YouTube really does have everything!)’ -
Fitzy in Pennsylvania
James Wesley;
In response to the person setting up a Michigan retreat, I saw mention of
Amaranth as one of his grains set aside. Amaranth will grow quite handily as
a "weed" in North America, has one of the highest protein contents
of any grain (not gluten either, for those that are gluten sensitive) and extremely high
content of lysine. It grows rapidly and can have grain heads over 1 kilogram
(2.2 pounds) with over half a million seeds therein.
I can think of few choices better suited to unsupervised growing [at an unattended
retreat] than Amaranth. - Dave R.
