WHOLE WHEAT AND OTHER CEREALS – BUCKWHEAT {FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM) (INTRODUCTION)

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If you travelled down to Pusciavo during the war you could have seen in the districts adjoining the Italian border many fields sown with buckwheat, a crop which is almost unknown to this day in other areas. Our fellow citizens in the south were smarter than we in the north when it came to looking after themselves. There was a government requisition order on wheat flour, but buckwheat, a wild cereal, was exempt. So the farmers started to grow buckwheat, which was known to be highly nutritious and wholesome.

Buckwheat is satisfied even with poor and sandy soil and has a short growing period. In fact, the crop matures within three months and for this reason it is cultivated in northern climates where the seasons are short, as in Siberia. The plant attains a height of half a metre (1 Vi—2 feet) and has reddish white flowers which provide a good supply of nectar for the bees. American buckwheat honey is known far and wide.

*1040/28/1*

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