Cockatiels enjoying some green Morogo

Morogo, a traditional African food plant of the Amaranth family, is a spinach-type leafy plant that is packed with nutrients. Also known as pigweed (and sometimes spelled Marogo), it is rich in protein and contains minerals (including iron and calcium), vitamins A and C, and trace elements.

While not a common vegetable on supermarkets shelves, according to Phakamani Xaba from Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden’s South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), there is some large-scale commercial cultivation of several types of Amaranth which is mostly exported to first world countries as “a high-demand health food.”

We just feed it to our birds for additional greenings :-)