The mysterious cache, dating back to approximately 1915, yielded multiple strains, including a biblical-looking plant with seven ears on a single stem. Dubbed "grano del miracolo," the wheat produced oversized kernels in shades of yellow, black, red, white, and green. Although the resulting flour rose less than commercial dough, it baked into loaves marked by sweet notes and a nutty aroma. Furthermore, the crop's substantial height naturally blocked weed growth, eliminating any necessity for chemical fertilizers or herbicides.
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The ancient strain thrives entirely without herbicides or synthetic fertilizers due to it…: The ancient strain thrives entirely without herbicides or synthetic fertilizers due to its weed-suppressing height.
Flour derived from the miracle wheat produces an aromatic, nutty loaf despite lower dough…: Flour derived from the miracle wheat produces an aromatic, nutty loaf despite lower dough elasticity than commercial wheat.
Reviving this drought-resistant heirloom grain directly supported Italy's emerging slow-f…: Reviving this drought-resistant heirloom grain directly supported Italy's emerging slow-food movement during the 1990s.
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An Italian Farmer Found Some Unknown Seeds in His Attic and, With Nothing to Lose, Planted Them. The Result Was Almost Biblical
When a seven-eared stem emerged from the ground, it seemed like a miracle. What Claudio Grossi had unearthed was an ancient grain that proved to be an answer to some modern problems
Sometime in the early 1990s, Claudio Grossi, a 40-year-old farmer in Parma, in northern Italy, was cleaning his attic when he turned up an old sack full of seeds that he couldn’t identify. The bag, he was sure, had been left by his late great-grandfather, who’d started the farmstead around 1915. Grossi had no idea how long the seeds had been sitting there, deprived of water, soil and sun. Dry and cracked, the kernels looked so old in the palm of his hand that he doubted anything would ever sprout from them. He carried the bag down the stairs, shook the seeds out into a pile of manure and then forgot about them.
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