Just read this. Are seeds available? Meet Amaranth, the \”King of All Grains\” and Monsanto\’s sworn enemy. Pigweed, a common variety of amaranth is the very plant which has become a resistant \”superweed\” that is now somewhat immune to Monsanto\’s Round Up; it also happens to be actually MORE nutrient rich than the beloved quinoa and super easy to grow. How do you think Monsanto would feel if all of a sudden everyone started farming plants that are strong enough to naturally be \”Round Up Ready\”, essentially making their #1 herbicide useless? Why treat something as a weed when you can sell it as a superfood? It\’s also important to consider that people who have traditionally relied on quinoa as a major source of their nutrition cannot afford it anymore since its popularity has skyrocketed, and yet we spend millions and millions trying to fight off the perfect replacement. Utterly ridiculous.

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