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If«S^:lfeteS .' • *:• am •* Indians of the American talis, and amaranths. West have eaten the seeds, which In the humid tropics, the contain 35 percent protein and 34 vising star of the new crops Is percent oil, for centuries. The 'A* winged bean, a slightly wild-growing plants are hardy "iweet vegetable resembling - HI PPllK ike bean which fc;;;a| i® • » if®Vs v*--jki" 'IF promising included the , pea, the buffalo w tepary bean, the pinyon the Chinese water Mack walnut, • ; IBS Program For Public up to 37 percent protein. Th* - | pod tastes like green beans, the leaves like spinach, the flowers (when cooked) like aushrooBs, and the roots, eaten _ like potatoes, are nutty in flavor, vines are grown in parts of New it! rice, cat Everyone interested in Bees " and Beekeeping is invited to attend the annual meeting of Illinois State Beekeepers PAGE I - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. JULY II, 1979 • . YVR'R-V- In Annual Meet call Mr. Biesterfeld eve g M 1111 *CGW«OIC resemoung UIUIUIB OMIE OEEKEPERI • perennials which thrive on semi- KS5?!^ • • - • • _ ' . « . • • tubers, it thrives in dry or j swaapy soils at various P& altitudes, and can be bakod, boiled, fried) or ground The plant now grows mainly in 1 Central and South America and in West flour* r i ff JMW irid, otherwise marginal land. It Jtaglfd beSlT waT^lrtaatly cultivated in Lebanon and unknown despite the fact that every part of it is tasty and nutritious. Thanks to grain!ike crop grown >y the ancient lncas, the plant is still a staple for the Indians and sinos of the High Andes. Hardy jjjtfcble, the plant is rich in some pushing by Noel Vietmeyer, a chemist with the National Academy of Sciences, the winged bean is now grown in more than 70 countries. and could become an important It may now be at the point in the tropical highlands of the major crop for the Aztecs and :Incas and played an important role in Indian religions. The grains are higher in protein than cereal grains and the plant's leaves make a spinach-like boiled vegetable.' Ever dine on an amaranth leaf salad? Or feast on a winged bean casseroled these are just two of the earth's little-known edible plants that may soon find their way onto our supermarket Shelves, according to the current issue of International Wildlife magazine. » These and a dozen other "foods of tomorrow"--now available but little used-may also help relieve the world's food shortage, says the bimonthly publication of the -- ; Indians packed seeds also yield a fine cooking oil. The seeds are bitter and must be soaked in running water. It's a tough plant^ that grows in various kinds of soil, resists pests, and withstands frost and drought. National Wildlife Federation." There is no reason we should confine our menus to the couple of dozen vegetables Americans now eat, according to several scientists quoted in the report. "You can't tell me we're getting the best foods available by concentrating on corn, rice, wheat, and a few conventional vegetables," says the Smithsonian Institution's chief botanist, Edward Ayensu. "There are many other edible plants with high protein content - that we've never tried and know nothing about." Perhaps 80,000 species of the earth's 350,000 known plants are edible. Over the course of history, people have used just 3,000 species for food, and today 95 percent of all our calories and protein are supplied by just 30 species. Why have so few plants been exploited? In the U.S., the h i g h l y m e c h a n i z e d agribusiness has concentrated on wringing tremendous yields from a small number of crops primarily for economic reasons, explains International Wildlife. History played a part, too. Europeans who ad­ ministered the new world colonies introduced the crops and foods they were ac­ customed to - potatoes, cab­ bage, barley, and so on. And today's Americans are reluc­ tant to accept new foods. In order to feed an ever in­ creasing glut of people, scientists are urging that we broaden our horizons. Biologically, they say, there is safety in diversity. Whereas bad weather, disease, and long- term climatic changes can play havoc with a few conventional crops, many different crops can provide a hedge against natural disasters. They might also mean better nutrition for more people. Many of the new crops can grow in difficult environments where traditional crops cannot. While the need for new foods may be more urgent in other parts of the world, the U.S. is interested, too. A recent National Science Foundation study came up with 54 potential new crops for the U.S. The moat where the soybean was in the UJS. 50 years ago, when it suddenly took off to become the most important new crop of this century. A native of China, the soybean was brought to this country from France by Benjamin Franklin. It received little attention until the 1920s. Vietmeyer points out in In­ ternational Wildlife that many . of the new crops, including the * winged bean, "may not, in a global sense, ever be huge crops." But, he contends that some of these new foods may be crucial for a particular region with a difficult environment. "It's time," he insists, "that we begin to capitalize on the global wealth of nature." Remember that the next time someone offers you a plate of fried cocoyams. £A LECHE LEAGUE MEET8 , m ">r. LaLeche League of McHenry and Fox Lake will discuss "The Baby Arrives: The Family and The Breastfed Baby" at the next meetings, Wednesday, July 11 in Fox Lake and Thursday, July 12, in McHenry. Both meetings will begin at 8 p.m. for further information, call Mrs. Richard (Marcia) McGowan or Mrs. Dennis (Cathy) Storlie. . Northern Illinois Beekeepers association and held at McHenry County college, Rt. 14 and Lucas road, Crystal Lake, Saturday, July 14, with registration starting at 9 a.m. The program includes talks and slide presentation by such distinguished experts in the field as Dr. Elbert Jaycox, University of Illinois En­ tomologist and Bee specialist. Dr. E>ic Erickson, research leader at the USDA Bee Research lab., and Walter Gojmerac, professor of En­ tomology at the University of Wisconsin. It will be extremely informative and enjoyable to anyone from the newest beginning hobbiest to the most experienced commercial beekeeper, assures Laras Biesterfeld, president of the Northern Illinois Beekeepers association, the hosting organization. Everyone interested in at­ tending the program should contact Rebecca Strang at McHenry County college to make meal reservations. If there are any other questions /eningsat 81 EWL^MENT SURVEY Representatives of the U.S. Bureau of the Census will be contacting area households the week of July 12 as part of a special survey aimed at im­ proving national employment estimates, Stanley D. Moore, director of the Bureau^ Regional office in Chicago, has announced. Interviews will continue to be conducted during the next 28 months during the weeks that include the 12th and 26th calendar days of each month. Nationally, about 1,500 households throughout the U.S. are contacted each month. 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