Organic Red Quinoa

Eden Organic Red Quinoa is harvested on small family plots surrounding the Uyuni Salt Flats or "Salar de Uyuni" on the Andean Plateau in Bolivia.

Rare, pasankalla red quinoa growing on small organic family plots on the Andean Plateau.

Harvested red quinoa drying in the sunny, dry, cold climate of the Bolivian Andean Plateau.

Harvested red quinoa drying in the sunny, dry, cold climate of the Bolivian Andean Plateau.

Organic family farmers thrashing and bagging their harvested, dried red quinoa.

Thrashed organic red quinoa ready to be taken to the local cleaning facility to remove stalks, twigs, and other debris.

Mechanically cleaned red quinoa ready for the de-stoner to remove small stones and soil before washing.

Further cleaning and de-stoning of the red quinoa.

Red quinoa being rubbed and washed in pure mountain water to remove its bitter, soapy, saponin coating before solar air drying.

Red quinoa is passed through an electric eye before bagging to insure that it contains no foreign matter.

Eden Organic Red Quinoa is bagged for shipping.