More about #Kernza, the "environmental wonder grain":

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Land_Institute#Kernza

#Diet for a Hotter #Climate: Five Plants That Could Help Feed the World

As the planet warms, these five drought-tolerant and highly nutritious crops offer hope for greater resiliency

#amaranth #quinoa #fonio #cowpeas #taro #kernza

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/diet-for-a-hotter-climate-five-plants-that-could-help-feed-the-world?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

A PhD student at #DalhousieUniversity is growing a trendy new wheat she says could be an option for #Maritime farmers looking to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. 

#Kernza is a wheatgrass that has attracted the attention of celebrities and chefs around the world, inspiring new products including beer, whiskey, pasta and pancakes. There was even a "Kernza-Con" conference in Minnesota last month.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6917114

Do you know the #Kernza? 🌾🌾

▶️ It is a perennial grain crop with interesting features such as the ability to fight weeds, to fix carbon in the soil and to reduce nutrient leaching and runoff.

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https://youtu.be/oirLkTVpZOs
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Coneixeu el #Kernza? 🌾🌾

▶️ És un cultiu de gra perenne molt interessant per algunes de les seves característiques: la capacitat per combatre les males herbes, la de fixar car…
https://twitter.com/BETA_TechCenter/status/1614951881440108545

Is there an active #kernza community here? Anywhere?

Plant Breeding for Intercropping in Temperate Field Crop Systems

Includes an example of the perennial cereal #Kernza (intermediate wheatgrass) intercropped with alfalfa.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.843065/full