Anyone know about Amaranth?

[valmom]

One of my catalogs I got this spring had Amaranth seeds for sale. The flowers looked pretty, and apparently you can make gluten free flour from the seeds in the fall. Anyone done this? Will the plants grow in a short Vermont growing season? How many plants to get any appreciable amount of flour- a whole field? a fencline worth? I'd love to try this next year if it is feasible.

 

[TillinWithMyPeeps]

Someone on BYC is giving some of the seeds away, check it out:

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=209553

 

[HiDelight]

I tried to grow it and could not get the seeds to sprout even as yet I tried a whole package and not one ..and I tried starting them in the house so I know it was not too cold ...I would love to try it however it has lots of good following