Little millet (Panicum sumatrense)/1 - our "millet of the month" in August - is quite a bit more interesting than its name. * First of all, it is a close relative of proso millet (P. miliaceum), our January millet-of-the-month, and the rare Sonoran millet (P. hirticaule), which will share the spotlight this month (more on that in a follow up email).. In our millet-of-the-month calendar, Panicum is the only genus with a species featured in more than one month. * Archaeological research on the Indus Valley Civilization reveals that little millet was a common grain crop at a number of sites./2 * Little millet is a crop in parts of Asia, most notably in parts of India./3 * Like other millets, little millet is touted for its nutritional profile./4 * Altho little millet is not grown in North America, some it is imported in the form of consumer packaged goods from India: grain, flour, mixes, and as an ingredient in ready-to-eat products. These can be found in many stores specializing in South Asian foods, and on the internet./5 * In terms of flavor, I personally found it closer to rice than to a "nutty" flavor./6 That adjective is overused in talking about millets, but in my opinion it would apply better to little millet's close relative, proso millet. In addition to the material linked in notes, here's a nice short read on little millet: Eric Hamilton, "The Big Potential of Little Millet," American Society of Agronomy, 12 July 2021 https://www.agronomy.org/news/science-news/big-potential-little-millet/ Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance Notes: 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panicum_sumatrense & 2, https://www.historydiscussion.net/history-of-india/indus-valley-civilisation... 3. Note distribution: https://www.gbif.org/species/2705079 4. https://www.medindia.net/dietandnutrition/little-millet-the-immune-boosting-... 5. Images of a few such products can be seen at: https://www.pinterest.com/drdonosborn/millets-plural/little-millet/ 6. This webpage has some good info on little millet, but its authors consider it to have a "nutty" taste: https://twobrothersindiashop.com/en-us/blogs/food-health/little-millet-benef...