STYRIAN PUMPKIN //⠀ Styria is a mountainous, forested state in southern Austria, known for its wine, spas and castles. AND PEPITAS!⠀ ⠀ "The pumpkin is one of the world’s oldest cultivated plants, the origin of the common pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo), in the family Cucurbitaceae, has been scientifically dated from 10,700 to 9,200 B.C. The common pumpkin originated in the Southern areas of Mexico. The pumpkin came most likely to Europe first after the discovery of America.⠀ An important point to remember is that these early pumpkin seeds had a thick shell, similarly to the pumpkins that are still planted today in many parts of the world including Canada where we have the Halloween pumpkin with the light colored, thick shelled seeds, that are hard to eat because of the shells.⠀ ⠀ The Pumpkin family has many members, including the variety Cucurbita pepo var. styriaca, which produces the so called shell-less Styrian pumpkin seed.⠀ This variety of pumpkins with shell-less seeds arose about 150 years ago as a result of a natural mutation. Since then the Styrian pumpkin seed has been specially bred, so that today we have the corpulent, dark green, shell-less seeds that are perfect for consumption, without the laborious job of hand shelling.⠀ ⠀ Styrian pumpkins are cultivated predominately in Styria and specifically in certain favoured regions of East Styria.⠀ In this region the pumpkins find all of the necessary conditions for optimal growth, so that the seeds are of the best quality." - styriangold.ca⠀ 🌰✨🌱❤⠀ -⠀ Shop Pepitas 👉🏼 http://bit.ly/2die4pepitas⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #2die4 #2die4livefoods #2die4livefoodsnutoftheweek #byronbay #byronindustrialestate #byron #austria #nuts #activated #activatednuts #organicactivatednuts #pepita #featuredproduct #pepitas #health #wellness #healthyeating #balance #balanceddiet #healthydiet #styrianpumpkin #nutoftheweek #byronbaybusiness #shoplocal #localbusiness #organicpepitas #weeklytheme #styria #pepitaseeds #organicnuts
