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Wednesday September 28th

I did not know this! And I'm not sure I trust this Internet number. 1508? Really? Still, there are many more varieties than I realized. ... See MoreSee Less

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I have to share this with my husband. He only grows 2 varieties.

It's very important to preserve all this genetic diversity also because it provides breeding material to improve commercial varieties to help with changing climate conditions and disease resistance.

They're land races that are adapted to specific altitudes and soils etc. Indigenous people make Chuno by exposing the flesh to freezing temperatures at night and then drying it in the sunlight. Evidently it can be stored for decades.

Jane Ashford

Monday September 26th

Beautiful Monday. Appreciate your pack. Photo from itsloriel by Stephanie Brown. ... See MoreSee Less

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