Small farmers should grow these squash!

Fred Hempel · July 17, 2013

There are 5 squash that make up the bulk of our farmers' market sales and 3 of them are dense, durable 3-lobed squash.

1. Triamble. A porcelain blue squash from Australia. Exceptional flavor and keeps over 2 years. Our customers use this squash for high art, and for its cooking qualities.

2. Terremoto. A sweeter, pink version of Triamble (same shape and many shared characteristics). Only available via our kickstarter project, if it gets funded.

3. Papavero. An orange, soft-skinned, version of Triamble. Exceptional flavor, and ease of use. The brilliant orange skin can be pureed into soups and bisques, and it adds to the flavor. Only available via our kickstarter project, if it gets funded.

Our squash project is an open-source project. There are no restrictions with regard to what is done with the seed once it is distributed.

Our project requires hand pollinations, and other shipping and handling efforts that we can not afford to pay for out-of-pocket. If the project does not get funded, we will continue to refine Papavero and Terremoto for ourselves, and no seeds will be distributed this coming winter.

The project is described in more detail in this thread, and most importantly, the deadline is 6 days from now.

July 17, 2013	#1
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Small farmers should grow these squash! There are 5 squash that make up the bulk of our farmers' market sales and 3 of them are dense, durable 3-lobed squash. 1. Triamble. A porcelain blue squash from Australia. Exceptional flavor and keeps over 2 years. Our customers use this squash for high art, and for its cooking qualities. 2. Terremoto. A sweeter, pink version of Triamble (same shape and many shared characteristics). Only available via our kickstarter project, if it gets funded. 3. Papavero. An orange, soft-skinned, version of Triamble. Exceptional flavor, and ease of use. The brilliant orange skin can be pureed into soups and bisques, and it adds to the flavor. Only available via our kickstarter project, if it gets funded. Our squash project is an open-source project. There are no restrictions with regard to what is done with the seed once it is distributed. Our project requires hand pollinations, and other shipping and handling efforts that we can not afford to pay for out-of-pocket. If the project does not get funded, we will continue to refine Papavero and Terremoto for ourselves, and no seeds will be distributed this coming winter. The project is described in more detail in this thread, and most importantly, the deadline is 6 days from now.