{"product_id":"barley-bere","title":"Barley - Bere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eConservation Variety\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003eGROWN IN SCOTLAND\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003e in Caithness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHordeum vulgare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eBere is the name for the traditional Scottish barley. It is the oldest of the local cereal varieties. Many archaeological sites from the Early Iron Age had this barley. Bere, \u003cem\u003eHordeum vulgare, i\u003c\/em\u003es a six-row barley – in contrast to the more common two-row barley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eIt was once the main staple in the form of the traditional barley flatbread, used for beverages such as beer and whisky, and for animal feed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eThis rich history is testified in Gaelic songs such as \u003cem\u003eTir a'mhurain,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003etir an èorna\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003etir 's am pailt\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ea h'uile a suirce sèorsa \u003c\/em\u003e(Land of bent grass, land of barley, land of plenty).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eAll of its uses have survived or are being re-introduced on the Outer Hebrides and Orkney. Several whiskies using bere are at present on the market or in development. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eBere is a short-season 'ninety-day' crop of low-input agriculture. It can yield under challenging conditions such as manganese-deficient soils but will lodge with high nitrogen. By growing Bere you are contributing to the maintenance of this conservation variety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eDescription written by Maria Scholten, Landrace Cereal Researcher.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eFurther reading:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eDan Saladino's 2021 book \u003cem\u003eEating to Extinction. The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them. \u003c\/em\u003eChapter 6, Bere Barley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe estimate that one 20g packet of Bere Barley will cover roughly 1m2 of ground.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); text-decoration: none;\"\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mar-May\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: 5-10cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Aug-Sep\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003eGermination: 98% Mar 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seeds of Scotland","offers":[{"title":"20g","offer_id":52644647960923,"sku":"N-GrBB-20g","price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg","offer_id":52644647993691,"sku":"N-GrBB-1kg","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5200\/8027\/files\/barley-bere-grain-seed-797.webp?v=1728736617","url":"https:\/\/www.seedsofscotland.com\/products\/barley-bere","provider":"Seeds of Scotland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}