Cicerchia (Grass Pea)

Fresh pea sprouts grown at One Belvedere regenerative organic farm

History From the early Neolithic period, cicerchia originated in the Balkan Peninsula. The first domesticated crop in Europe is thought to have been this plant around 6000 BCE. A wide range of areas, including the Mediterranean region, southwestern and central Europe, as well as Iraq and Afghanistan, are now cultivated and naturalized with cicerchia. Economically, […]

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