Quinoa

We bought a box of quinoa pasta the other day.  It's actually really good.  I found out from reading the box that quinoa is the only "grain" (it's not actually a grain, more closely related to grasses) that has complete protein chains.  In other words, unlike, say beans and rice, they don't have to be combined with other grains to get complete protein chains.  According to the stuff I've been reading tonight, it would probably grow well around here.  It's also closely related to amaranth, which would also grow well in this area.  Both plants need warm days and cool nights, which we have.  The other interesting thing is that the leaves of both amaranth and quinoa are edible and highly nutritious.

I added the Seeds of Change website to our links list and ordered their catalogue.  They have organic amaranth and quinoa seeds available.