{"title":"Grains","description":"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sowtrueseed.mom\/pages\/vegetable-seeds\"\u003eVegetable Seeds\u003c\/a\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"amaranth-hopi-red-dye","title":"Amaranth Seeds - Hopi Red Dye","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold out for 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAmaranthus cruentus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"latin\"\u003eHEIRLOOM. Stunning burgundy leaves and seed heads make a beautiful back drop to any garden. Entire plant is edible including the tasty black seeds. Used ceremonially, as a food dye, and as an attractive dried flower. Mature plant grows five feet high. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"latin\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"latin\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1 gram packet contains a minimum of 400 seeds. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"latin\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"latin\"\u003eSMALL FARM GROWN by Against the Grain Farm, Zionville, NC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"- Amaranth -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37952786399401,"sku":"087-007-1-C","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/v-amaranth-hopi-red-dye.jpg?v=1596659024"},{"product_id":"amaranth-montana-popping","title":"Amaranth Seeds - Montana Popping","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAmaranthus hypochondriacus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMontana Popping amaranth is a very productive, four to six-foot-tall variety with bright green leaves and dense, vibrant green flower heads. The young leaves are edible, and can provide you with fresh, home-grown greens in the heat of summer when most salad greens have bolted and turned bitter. Once the plants mature, the seeds are a beautiful golden-orange color and serve as a gluten-free grain. They can be used in flours and breakfast cereals or for popping like popcorn - or, leave them on the plant in fall to support your local wild birds! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1 gram packet contains a minimum of 400 seeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSMALL FARM GROWN by Against the Grain Farm, Zionville, NC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Amaranth -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38329381388457,"sku":"087-006-1-C","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Amaranth_Montana-Popping-2_HW.jpg?v=1627014841"},{"product_id":"sorghum-black-amber-cane","title":"Sorghum Seeds - Black Amber Cane","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorghum bicolor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eHEIRLOOM. From Waco, Texas, this is one of the earlier syrup sorghums known. Six to eight foot stalks bear shiny black seeds and make fine brooms too. Not as sweet as other sorghums.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Sorghum -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32979016581197,"sku":"105-001-1-C","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/v-sorghum-black-amber-cane.jpg?v=1578326431"},{"product_id":"sorghum-hungarian-broom-corn","title":"Sorghum Seeds - Hungarian Broomcorn","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorghum bicolor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. Traditional variety with long stems for making brooms. Fast growing plants grow to 7-10 feet tall. Hungarian Broomcorn's red seeds are edible. Plants are drought tolerant, thriving in summer heat! Ranks with wheat, oats, corn and barley as among the most cultivated grains in the world. It is used as flour, cereal grain, sweetener, livestock feed, and in the making of bread. The variety was originally developed in Serbia and is still grown and bred for Eastern European farmers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 gram packet contains a minimum of 120 seeds. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Sorghum -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6904384290858,"sku":"105-004-1-C","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Sorghum_Hungarian-Broom-Corn-1_web.jpg?v=1578326432"},{"product_id":"sorghum-sugar-drip-organic","title":"Sorghum Seeds - Sugar Drip, ORGANIC","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorghum bicolor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis variety grows nine to 12 feet tall. It is one of the earliest maturing syrup varieties for the South. It makes truly excellent syrup.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMALL FARM GROWN by Driftless Seed Co in Mabel, MN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Sorghum -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37790734450857,"sku":"105-006-1-G","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Sorghum_Sugar-Drip_heads_CK_web.jpg?v=1578326432"},{"product_id":"quinoa-brightest-brilliant-rainbow-organic","title":"Quinoa Seeds - Brightest Brilliant Rainbow, ORGANIC","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eChenopodium quinoa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStately plants with edible leaves and protein rich seeds. Quinoa is at home on dry mountain tops in South America where the nights stay cool, so expect variable seed production if evenings are too warm. This Frank Morton selection is full of brilliant colors- pink, orange, yellow, green, and more!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Quinoa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31831920443469,"sku":"119-002-1-G","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Quinoa_wiki.jpg?v=1579631839"},{"product_id":"amaranth-golden-giant-organic","title":"Amaranth Seeds - Golden Giant, ORGANIC","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAmaranthus hypochondriacus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eORGANIC. Enormous plumes of sunshine-colored seeds atop 6- to 7-foot-tall plants make Golden Giant both a striking ornamental and a source of nutritious food. This variety can be grown for its delicious young leaves, which are great sauteed or added to a salad, but it is mainly known as a very productive grain variety, yielding up to a pound of seeds per plant. The seeds can be cooked and eaten similarly to quinoa, or ground into flour and added to baked goods for an added punch of protein. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1 gram packet contains a minimum of 600 seeds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSMALL FARM GROWN by Feral Farm, Jacksonville, OR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Amaranth -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32969627107405,"sku":"087-008-1-G","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Amaranth_Golden-Giant-27_CK.jpg?v=1613141961"},{"product_id":"sorghum-seeds-multicolored-broomcorn","title":"Sorghum Seeds - Multicolored Broomcorn","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorghum bicolor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis mix of red, black, and brown-seeded broomcorn makes an ideal ornamental plant in the garden landscape, plus wild birds love the seeds. (Chickens do too!) The fibrous seed heads can also be used for traditional broom-making once the seeds are removed. Plants grow 4 to 6 feet tall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e3.5 gram packet contains a minimum of 120 seeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Sorghum -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42782504255657,"sku":"105-005-1-C","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/seed-g0845cbb37_1920.jpg?v=1669835073"},{"product_id":"sorghum-seeds-white-african","title":"Sorghum Seeds - White African","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorghum bicolor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. This sorghum was developed in South Africa and brought to the United States around 1850, where it was first known by the name “Enyama Imphee.” It was mainly used for syrup production, though it was later surpassed in sweetness by other varieties. It can also be used as a cereal, milled into gluten-free flour or grits. Or, just grow it for its striking looks - 9 to 10-foot tall stalks bear large heads of bright white seeds partly enveloped in black glumes.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Minimum 130 seeds per 3.5 gram packet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMALL FARM GROWN by Cameron Prybol in Chapel Hill, NC. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Sorghum -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42999958339753,"sku":"105-007-1-C","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/IMG_7360.jpg?v=1680638794"},{"product_id":"wheat-seeds-lucille-emmer-organic","title":"Wheat Seeds - Lucille Emmer, ORGANIC","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSold out for 2026\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTriticum dicoccon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEmmer is an ancient type of wheat prized for large grains with great flavor and relatively low gluten content. It is known as “farro” when hulled and cooked whole. Lucille is a spring planted variety, best planted around early April and harvested in about late June. Grains will need to be dehulled before they can be cooked or milled into flour. There are homestead-scale dehullers available, or with a little DIY ingenuity, you can retrofit a grain grinder with dehulling pads, like in this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MdoMJ9Hhaiw\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003einstructional video from Lehman’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. If you're saving seed to replant, store it with the hulls on, as dehulled seed quickly loses viability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirect seed into the garden after all danger of frost has passed. Wheat will need full sun and well-draining soil. Water well to ensure good germination. 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Reliable for both grain and syrup production, this variety makes an excellent choice for growers interested in growing sorghum for a multitude of applications. It is exceptionally tolerant and self-sufficient, thriving under minimal intervention. With large, gorgeous deep red seed heads and fairly consistent 6-8ft. stalks, ‘Coral’ is a captivating variety with a place in any cultivation setting from the home garden to the market farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 gram packet contains a minimum of 120 seeds. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSMALL FARM GROWN by Shelby Johnson, a member of the Appalachian Seed Growers Collective. 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Extremely productive traditional amaranth from Mexico, with beautiful magenta flowers and bright pink stems. Opopeo Amaranth makes for a wonderful cut flower, growing all summer long, reaching heights of five to six feet. The cream-colored seeds of Opopeo Amaranth are edible. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 gram packet contains a minimum of 400 seeds. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSMALL FARMER GROWN by Wild Plum Farm in Dixon, MT. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Amaranth -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44917904375977,"sku":"087-009-1-C","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/files\/Opopeo_Amaranth_d86f8891-b833-4578-9d61-cb5fc22d8994.jpg?v=1732655576"},{"product_id":"wheat-seeds-nueast-red","title":"Wheat Seeds - NuEast Red","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTriticum aestivum \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNuEast Red Winter Wheat \u003cspan\u003eis a modern winter wheat bred at NC State in 2009 to bring hard winter wheat production to the southeast. It is delicious in its whole form, with a delicate, nutty flavor. The berries themselves can be cooked al dente and used in salads, soups, or as a starch in any dish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirect seed into the garden in the fall for winter wheat. Wheat will need full sun and well-draining soil. Water well to ensure good germination. Once germinated, wheat will need at about an inch of water per week. Allow grains to dry on the plant and harvest when firm. Annual. 230-250 days. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket amount 1\/2 lb. 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