A look at teff
A teff crop grows in a greenhouse at Bishoftu Agricultural Research Institute in Ethiopia. Teff, which is an important staple in East Africa, is virtually unknown in the U.S. except in Ethiopian immigrant communities.
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The Teff Company co-founder Wayne Carlson shows the tiny grains of teff before cleaning. There are 2,500 to 3,000 grains per gram.
MOSES LAKE — Teff may only be grown on a few farms in the Pacific Northwest, but it’s a grain a lot of people aren’t aware of yet, though it is beginning to find a market and is expected to rise in popularity as a crop and product.
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