Breeding out blight, fighting hunger with chestnuts
Hybrid disease-resistant chestnut touted as conservationist's dream: easily grown source of food, fuel and rot-resistant building material, says researcher. Chestnut flour predates wheat flour by a thousand years; it can be made into bread or pasta. Mario Batali, chef, says that pigs fed on chestnuts gives pork an intense, woodsy flavor. And: Breeding the blight out (click 'See also').
Minnesota Public Radio News 2008-06-07
Categories: Backyard Farming, Produce & Plants, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, URBAN & RURAL BOUNTY
Index: American chestnut, American Chestnut Foundation, blight, chestnut flour, fungus, Heartland, Mario Batali, Philip Rutter, Turtle Bread, Twin Cities, University of Minnesota