Hi all
I am looking for some seeds of Zizania Aquatica or wild rice to try growing in my lake. From what I read, I think that the lake could potentially be quite good for it: slow moving
water, fertile matter at the bottom, shallow, water relatively transparent,
enough sun as well as enough winter... I have maybe a maximum of 1 hectare available for that - which is where the lake is shallow enough and deep enough. The rest would be too deep. 1 hectare is plenty anyway as I plant to do all by hand, like it is done traditionally, including the post harvest processing.
Should be loads of fun harvesting from canoes and roasting over open fire. If I manage to get some seeds or plants and if they thrive, this could be a bed of highly nutritious food produced without any fossil fuel, fertilisers or chemicals. The water comes into the lake from the fish farm, so fish will do the fertilising and the wild rice will do the water purification as well as provide food for humans and wildlife alike. But, but; but... need seeds or plants. Does anybody know of an aquatic garden in Europe that may have a few plants to give away or
sell? Or somebody within EU who has some viable seeds that they could share, sell, exchange or similar.
Once established wild rice seeds itself and thus beds maintain themselves without any interaction by humans, so when I manage to get some seeds/plants I will be thinking of people and wildlife who will live here a hundred years for now and who will have this readily available source of food as a
gift from centuries past... nice, no?
Please let me know if you know of anywhere in EU that stocks it or grows it.
I have tried to contact companies in US and Canada, but due to complicated procedures that export of seeds involves, or maybe due to other reasons, they were not able to help me.
Many, many thanks.
Ivana
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