Purple Straw Wheat
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Purple Straw wheat is thought to be the secret ingredient to old time Southern biscuits. A variety of wheat from the 1700s, pre-dating the Revolutionary War, was popular in the "South" until it was crowded out by better yielding modern wheat varieties in the 20th century.
Certified organic
This variety was thought lost until 2015, when 1/2 pound of seed was found and planted at Clemson University. We managed to obtain and plant 1/4 pound in 2019, from the increased Clemson stock. (Sarah and I harvested the first year's crop with a scissors)
Purple Straw wheat was grown at Mount Vernon when George Washington was alive. A small amount of Purple Straw wheat was also planted again at Mount Vernon in 2021 (possibly for the first time in 200years).