Tags: Certified Organic Heirloom Open Pollinated

Growing Practices: No Pesticides No Herbicides No Fungicides No Synthetic Fertilizers

Latin Name: Triticum dicoccon var. atratum

Days to Maturity: 120

Description:

This is a variety of Emmer that grows tall and turns from green to black. This is a hardy variety that can be planted in spring or fall. It is more difficult to thresh as it has a double shell on each seed head. It is very beautiful as floral arrangement; it has a very tasty flavor for baking; is high in protein and very low in gluten. Similar baking uses as Einkorn wheat or Emmer wheat.

Story of this Seed:

Black Emmer was collected from a remote peasant field in France. We purchased this variety from Eli Rogosa, owner of Heritage Grain Conservancy.
Rick started out growing this wheat and other varieties for his own family and after a few years, he saw the potential to expand his harvest.
Knowing his friends Danny & Sandy had farm land, he asked if they would consider growing on their unfarmed pasture land. 12+ years later
with Danny's farming experience, Rick's help and motivation and Sandy's knowledge in marketing via computer and baking expertise we have expanded to selling certified organic flour to our community and seeds to an organic flour mill.
We have grown this variety off and on for the last 12 years.