Farmer Markets New Edible Flax Seed

Farmer Markets New Edible Flax Seed AG WORLD Ag World 18-6-35 A South Dakota farmer who started growing a first-of-its-kind "cancer-preventing" crop three years ago has come up with an innovative new way to add value to his crop. Rick Heintzman, of Onaka, recently started selling a mail order kit that consists of three 1-lb. bags of "Dakota Flax Gold" along with a mini grinder to turn the seed into a coarse-ground flour. Dakota Flax Gold is a new variety of edible flax developed by the Universities of Minnesota and North Dakota along with the Mayo Clinic and Hormel Clinic. "It has 100 to 800 times more anti-cancer linogens than most plants and vegetables and also lowers your blood pressure and cholesterol. In addition, it's high in fiber - four teaspoonsful of ground edible flax has as much dietary fiber as six bowls of corn flakes. "When shipped fresh, it lasts indefinitely. However, it has a high oil content so once it's ground it oxidizes and will quickly spoil. You can freeze it after grinding to keep it from spoiling. "Crushers don't like it because the oil isn't compatible with the oil from brown flax. There's currently no market for it, but I'm trying to create one." The ground seed can be used as a top-ping on yogurt and ice cream, cereal, sal-ads, crackers, or used in bread, biscuits, muffins, cookies, cakes, waffle and pancake mixes. Heintzman's 3-bag kit and grinder sells for $30 plus $5 S&H. If you already have a grinder you can buy six bags for the same price. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, DFG Co., Rt. 2, Box 265, Onaka, S. Dak. 57466 (ph 605 447-5813).

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