Nibbles: Quinoa, Another quinoa, Old Apple Tree, “Anglo-Saxon” ag, SADC landraces, Record whisky, “Shipped but Not Sold”

The results of the 2nd International Quinoa Research Symposium are up on YouTube.
I was today years old when I learned there’s a quinoa in Taiwan.
REALLY old English Greening apple tree dies. Sad: “When you reach your new home in the wilderness, should you ever think of me, plant these seeds.” Not all gloom, though, so do read the whole thing.
Coming conference on the medieval agricultural revolution.
Results of a dialogue on the registration of farmer varieties in SADC. Long way to go, alas.
Talk about adding value to agricultural products! But were weird local barley landraces harmed in the making of this whisky?
High value agricultural products, among other things, were used as gifts by 18th century merchants in Yemen. Not whisky, though, right? Well, actually…