Nick Routledge@nick_routledge

Some of the Quinoa diversity in the garden, just now - mostly, locally-adapted cultivars and breeder mixes, with diverse genetics to screen. Because quinoa is self-pollinating, selection is a straightforward and intuitive process, and thousands of varieties are possible.

Portraits of nine varieties of quinoa in flower in the garden. All photos taken within 120 seconds, no adjusting camera for light.
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Portraits of nine varieties of quinoa in flower in the garden. All photos taken within 120 seconds, no adjusting camera for light.

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Nick Routledge@nick_routledge · 8 Nov 2021

@antoniogm “Diversity needs to be understood as a primary expression of beauty, and also, therefore, as one of the primary values of Spirit in an evolutionary universe." - Bruce Sanguin. Then, there’s grounding the realpolitik. Take the work of the #AgrarianSharingNetwork for example.

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Quoted byRT @AgrarianSharing: Today, prepping care packages for ASN Seed Increase Initiative volunteers to raise seed on in 2025. These, our four best Quinoa selections from the 2023 harvest, reflect decades of local selection/adaptation work by the PNW's foremost, independent, public-domain Quinoa stewards.Quoted byToday, prepping care packages for ASN Seed Increase Initiative volunteers to raise seed on in 2025. These, our four best Quinoa selections from the 2023 harvest, reflect decades of local selection/adaptation work by the PNW's foremost, independent, public-domain Quinoa stewards.