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We have a raised bed in the very back of the yard and usually we throw some flowers in it for a clipping garden. This Summer was a little crazy for us, so this bed was neglected for most the season.
We managed to get a nice Loves-lies-bleeding amaranth plant though...something I think we'll grow again next year.
They are really fun looking to say the least.
Leave out the optional cheese (or substitute vegan cheese) to make this a #VeganRecipe
#Sorghum Bowl With #BlackBeans, #Amaranth and #Avocado
By Martha Rose Shulman
Updated September 30, 2024
Ingredients
1 pound (2⅛ cups) black beans
1 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 to 4 garlic cloves, to taste, minced
2 or 3 epazote sprigs, if available
1/4 cup chopped cilantro, plus sprigs for garnish
Salt to taste
1 cup sorghum
1 generous bunch amaranth, stemmed and coarsely chopped (an 8-ounce bunch, 6 cups chopped)
1 large ripe Hass avocado, sliced or diced
Crumbled queso blanco or feta for garnish (optional)
Preparation
Step 1
Rinse the black beans, pick them over for stones, and place them in a bowl. Cover with 2 quarts water and soak for 4 hours or longer. Do not drain.
Step 2
Heat the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until it is tender, about 5 minutes, and add half the garlic. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute, and add the beans and soaking water. They should be covered by at least an inch of water, preferably 2 inches. Add more water as necessary, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, and skim off any foam that rises. Add the epazote and/or half the cilantro. Cover and simmer 1 hour.
Step 3
Add salt to taste (2 to 3 teaspoons), the remaining garlic and remaining cilantro. Continue to simmer another hour, until the beans are quite soft and the broth is thick and fragrant. Taste and adjust salt.
Step 4
While the beans are simmering, cook the sorghum. Rinse and combine with 3 cups water in a saucepan. Add salt to taste (I use ½ to ¾ teaspoon) and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 50 minutes, until the grains are tender. Pour off any liquid remaining in the pot (save for stocks if desired) and return the grains to the pot. Cover until ready to use.
Step 5
When the beans are ready, stir in the amaranth leaves and simmer for 10 minutes, until the leaves are tender.
Step 6
Divide the sorghum among 6 wide or deep bowls. Top with black beans and amaranth. Garnish with sliced or diced avocado and chopped cilantro. If you want some spice, add a little salsa or minced green chili. Sprinkle feta or queso blanco over the top and serve.
Tip:
Advance preparation: Both the cooked beans and the cooked sorghum will keep for 3 days in the refrigerator and will freeze well. "
Yield:6 servings
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014762-sorghum-bowl-with-black-beans-amaranth-and-avocado
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/FudPx
#SolarPunkSunday #VegetarianRecipes #VeganRecipes #SorghumRecipes #DietForASmallPlanet #AncientGrains #AmaranthRecipes
BOLDER’s #CitizenScience Approach Unlocks New Opportunities for #Underutilized #Crops in #Benin and #Tanzania
By Neil Palmer, #CropDiversity Digest Contributor
30 June 2025
"During the first few hours of daylight – before the sun gets high and it’s too hot outside – experimental fields at the #WorldVegetableCenter ( #WorldVeg ) research station in Cotonou, #Benin, are buzzing with activity. #SolarPowered irrigation systems pump water to stands of #jute #mallow, #eggplant and #ChiliPepper, while field workers patrol the plots.
"These kinds of experiments are crucial to understanding how the crops perform. But they only tell part of the story. Conditions at research stations tend to be closely controlled, while in farmers’ fields, where in the end the crops will have to prove themselves, things can be more varied and challenging. Also, a crucial component is missing from the on-station trials – the farmers themselves. Their preferences are critical in determining whether a crop succeeds or fails in the real world.
"To overcome these shortcomings of research station experiments, the Crop Trust’s BOLDER project uses a novel approach: triadic comparison of technologies, or tricot for short. That’s a complicated name for a simple concept that has nothing to do with highly stretchy fabric: engaging farmers as 'citizen scientists' to conduct trials on their own farms, under local conditions, and report the results. The technologies in this case? #VegetableSeeds.
"In Benin and #Tanzania, the vegetables undergoing tricot trials are #JuteMallow and #amaranth. These are generally overlooked species that haven’t received the scientific attention given to staples like rice or maize. But they hold great promise as climate-resilient, nutritious, and profitable options for farmers in many parts of Africa. That’s why they are often referred to as opportunity crops.
"Tricot trials help scientists test these crops with lots and lots of farmers under diverse, real-world conditions. In addition to giving farmers a first and close look at #CropDiversity that may be unfamiliar to them, the trials provide scientists with insights into plant performance and farmer preferences, which can then feed into breeding and other research efforts."
#BOLDER #BOLDERInitiative #SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity
#BuildingResilience #ClimateResiliency
#ClimateChange #AlternativeCrops
Fifteen #Crops That Could Help Build More #Resilient Food Systems
By Natalia Rodriguez, 7 September 2026
"What if some of the crops best suited to improve nutrition, support farmers and strengthen #ClimateResilience are already growing in fields across #Africa – but they are just overlooked?
The crops featured in Opportunity Crops for #SustainableFood Systems include #amaranth, #BambaraGroundnut, #baobab, #cowpea, #FingerMillet, #fonio, #jackfruit, #JuteMallow, #MiracleBerry, #moringa, #PearlMillet, #pumpkin, #sesame, #sweetpotato and #TurkeyBerry.
These crops were not chosen randomly. More than 250 farmers, researchers, genebank experts, private-sector and government representatives provided input. They helped identify crops true to local priorities and opportunities in each of the four African countries, and now genebanks are focusing on those crops.
The publication explores each crop's history, biology, nutritional value, cultivation practices, conservation status, market opportunities and development challenges. Together, the profiles paint a picture of food systems that are more diverse, adaptable and rooted in #LocalKnowledge.
This demonstrates the importance of listening to farmers and local communities. Their knowledge, experience and continued stewardship have helped conserve these crops and the diversity they represent.
The opportunity is not to replace the crops the world already depends on, but to widen the field of possibilities. By conserving, improving and investing in crops that farmers and communities already know, we can build food systems with more options – for better nutrition, stronger livelihoods and greater #resilience.
Opportunity Crops for Sustainable Food Systems shows that some of those options are already here, waiting to be recognized and put to use.
This publication presents 15 opportunity crop profiles from across West and East Africa, selected through stakeholder consultations held in #Benin, #Ghana, #Tanzania and #Uganda as part of the #BOLDERInitiative. Each crop profile explores the crop’s history, biology, nutritional characteristics, production systems, cultivation status, processing challenges and market opportunities."
FMI and to download PDF:
https://www.croptrust.org/news-events/news/article/fifteen-crops-that-could-help-build-more-resilient-food-systems/
#SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #BuildingResilience #Africa #ClimateResiliency #ClimateChange #AlternativeCrops
Amaranthus cruentus (amaranth); plant
Amaranth llega a Sesiones Monteranco con una década de metal, evolución y nuevas búsquedas sonoras | vía #iRock
Amaranth llega a Sesiones Monteranco con una década de metal, evolución y nuevas búsquedas sonoras | vía #iRock
#Diet for a Hotter #Climate: Five Plants That Could Help Feed the World
As the planet warms, these five #DroughtTolerant and highly nutritious crops offer hope for greater resiliency
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/XUhrH
#SolarPunkSunday #AncientCrops #IndigenousFoods #amaranth #quinoa #fonio #cowpeas #taro #kernza #ClimateChange #EdibleWeeds #ClimateChangeGardening #ClimateResilience #FoodSecurity
11 Plants Experts Regret Putting in Their Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1838053/11-plants-experts-regret-putting-in-their-garden/ #amaranth #FellowGardeners #garden #gardener #gardening #GarlicChives #HardyPerennial #NativePlants
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📢 Top 15 Empresas en Amaranth Oil Market - Spherical Insights
#Empresas #Amaranth #Market #Spherical #GlobalFeed #News #ES
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I am pleased to announce that @icepi-zero-bot is back up and running. :waffy_party:
Now inside my Kubernetes cluster on more powerful hardware, so you should hopefully see some faster synthesis times and slightly nicer videos!
I think I secured it pretty well, but if someone manages to do something naughty, please don't nom-nom all my data :pleading_face:
Also, please don't break my FPGA on purporse, oki? :3
Sadly, I still need to figure out Spade support, because I couldn't find any prebuilt arm64 binaries for it :(
So, if you want to write cool SystemVerilog/VHDL/Amaranth/Veryl code, have it run on a real FPGA and output video (no need to implement DVI yourself, dw), which is then recorded and posted, check out @icepi-zero-bot's profile! The profile description contains tons of explanations and templates.
Soon, I will hopefully add Spade support back and also implement a UART interface, so you can also output text! The support for that in the bot is already there, I just need to implement a UART transmitter in VHDL and think of a cute and easy interface.
First amaranth leaf salad of the year. Amaranth is an underrated salad 'greens' (reds) plant in areas too hot for lettuce for much of the year.
We leave most of the grains for the chickens and as seeds for the following year.
Last year, we watered two plants, the rest had to fend for themselves. Those two grew to over 6 feet and got so top heavy they had to be tied down.
Phytomulse Amaranth is a new emulsifier for me and I'm already impressed! 😃I used it in the Blue Watermelon Renewal Cream formula. Check it out at the site.
#CheckPoint Research observed #Amaranth-Dragon, a Chinese-aligned group linked to #APT41, conducting espionage against government and law enforcement across Southeast Asia. The threat actor weaponized #WinRAR flaw CVE-2025-8088 within 10 days after its disclosure, geo-fenced servers to targets, and introduced #TGAmaranth, a Telegram-based remote access tool.
Small update announcement for the @icepi-zero-bot (that you might have noticed already):
For the future, I plan to:
If you have any other ideas/wishes, feel free to tell me :D
Problems you like to have (California edition, 😃).
We have expanded using amaranth leaves as a substitute for spinach and lettuce during the hot months, i.e. most of the year.
As for other veggies, small leaves make great salad, bigger and tougher ones are great cooked.
One more about #DyePlants...
21 Garden Plants to Use as Natural Dyes
You’ve heard of vegetable and cut flower gardens, but what about dye gardens? Dying yarn and fabrics with plant-based dyes allows you to create beautiful hues and develop a new appreciation for plants. If you’re not sure where to get started, join Briana Yablonski to learn 21 plants you can use as natural dyes.
Written by Briana Yablonski Horticulture review by Sarah Jay Last updated: May 1, 2024
"very so often, a new question strikes me. A few years ago, I found myself wondering how people transformed neutral-colored wool, cotton, and silk into shades of pink, blue, and yellow. I knew I could find synthetic dyes in tie-dye kits and commercial clothing factories, but I wondered how people colored their clothing, rugs, and linens before these products existed. Amazingly, many natural plant dyes can be grown right in our home gardens!
While not all natural dyes come from plants, there are more than a handful of flowers, leaves, and fruit that offer beautiful colors. Since dyeing is a chemical process strongly affected by pH, adding materials like soda and citric acid allows you to use one dye source to create multiple colors.
You’re welcome to experiment with natural plant dyes of any species, but some plants are known to produce particularly vibrant colors. Try dyeing with a few of the following plants to see the range of colors the botanical world offers."
Learn more:
https://www.epicgardening.com/natural-plant-dyes/
#SolarPunkSunday #DIY #FiberArts
#NaturalDyes #Dyes #PlantDyes #Amaranth #BachelorsButtons #BlackWalnut #ButterflyPea #Calendula #Canaigre #Cosmos #Goldenrod #Madder
