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COLO This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_317D_01CFA2C4.3D274FF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Ronald, ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ronald Arsenault=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 11:53 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Lupins Hello David, A low alkaloid variety of the White Lupin, Lupinus albus, was = subjected to trials as a forage crop here in Atlantic Canada (Nfld; = PEI?) a number of years ago (~1995 - 2005 perhaps). I have no idea = whether or not farmers continued to use it after the trials. While I have seen lupin flour as a food ingredient,I am not aware of = any lupins being grown for human consumption in Atlantic Canada. I = understand that L. angustifolius is the species used to make lupin flour = and that most of the production is in Australia. Cheers Ron On Thursday, July 17, 2014, David & Alison Webster = <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: > Dear All, July 17, 2014 > Having learned ~65 years ago that Lupin seeds were toxic (Edible = Wild Plants of North America) I was surprised to learn by accident today = that Lupin seeds have been used by humans in Mediterranean countries for = thousands of years. > > Does anyone know if any of these 'sweet' Lupins can be grown here = and whether they readily cross with our other introduced Lupins ? > > Yt, Dave Websterm Kentville > > > > --=20 Ronald G. Arsenault Moncton, N.B. No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4716 / Virus Database: 3986/7865 - Release Date: = 07/16/14 ------=_NextPart_000_317D_01CFA2C4.3D274FF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Thanks Ronald,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Drongarsenault@gmail.com = href=3D"mailto:rongarsenault@gmail.com">Ronald=20 Arsenault</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 17, 2014 = 11:53=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] = Lupins</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Hello David,<BR><BR>A low alkaloid variety of the White = Lupin,=20 Lupinus albus, was subjected to trials as a forage crop here in = Atlantic=20 Canada (Nfld; PEI?) a number of years ago (~1995 - 2005 perhaps). I = have no=20 idea whether or not farmers continued to use it after the = trials.<BR><BR>While=20 I have seen lupin flour as a food ingredient,I am not aware of any = lupins=20 being grown for human consumption in Atlantic Canada. I = understand that=20 L. angustifolius is the species used to make lupin flour and that most = of the=20 production is in Australia.<BR><BR>Cheers<BR><BR>Ron<BR><BR>On = Thursday, July=20 17, 2014, David & Alison Webster <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</A>> = wrote:<BR>>=20 Dear All, = =20 July 17, 2014<BR>> Having learned = ~65=20 years ago that Lupin seeds were toxic (Edible Wild Plants of North = America) I=20 was surprised to learn by accident today that Lupin seeds have been = used by=20 humans in Mediterranean countries for thousands of = years.<BR>><BR>>=20 Does anyone know if any of these 'sweet' Lupins can be = grown here=20 and whether they readily cross with our other introduced Lupins=20 ?<BR>><BR>> Yt, Dave Websterm=20 Kentville<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR><BR>-- <BR>Ronald G.=20 Arsenault<BR>Moncton, N.B.<BR><A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2014.0.4716 / = Virus=20 Database: 3986/7865 - Release Date: = 07/16/14</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_317D_01CFA2C4.3D274FF0--
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