| You know, buckwheat is really an under-appreciated | | | | sight to behold. |
| plant. Besides all it's uses and derivatives, it's a plant | | | | I just read an article on the web (I don't remember |
| that grows on poor soil with neither cultivation after | | | | exactly where) regarding a promising role of using |
| it's planted, nor fertilizers, and needs no pesticides, | | | | buckwheat in the diet to treat diabetes, The |
| thus being naturally organic. | | | | University of Manitoba in Canada has found that it |
| The hulls make the very best ever filling for pillows, | | | | contains an unusually high level of chero-inositol, a |
| the very nutritious flour makes the best pancakes as | | | | compound that is very effective in lowering blood |
| well as other breads and noodles. The seeds | | | | glucose in diabetic rats. They are proceeding with |
| (technically berries) are used as groats and kashi and | | | | studies on humans, and believe they will show similar |
| who knows what all else as breakfast cereals. I | | | | results. |
| understand the honey derived from the blossoms is | | | | I think there should be an organization or society |
| an acquired taste, but loved by those who acquire it, | | | | formed to extol and and promote the virtues and |
| and guinea fowl sing out its praises with their racous | | | | benefits of the here-to-fore lowly buckwheat plant, |
| "Buckwheat". The stalks are used as feed for | | | | and all it produces. Maybe there is one already. |
| livestock, plowed under for for green manure (cover | | | | Anyone know of one? Hail to the buckwheat plant. |
| crop), and a field of them in bloom is a wondrous | | | | The guinea fowl could be the mascot. |