Chapter 1638

Fenna spoke calmly. "I'm giving some to family and friends, and I'll also send a few bags to your colleagues' families. It's good to keep those connections warm." She set her fork down. "And just so you know, I don't want regular Golden Andean Quinoa." Urie frowned. "Regular? There are different kinds?" Fenna let out a soft sigh. "Of course. The 40-dollar-per-pound kind? That's just standard." Urie had never heard of quinoa being categorized by price. "Explain it to me." She raised a finger. "The lower-grade stuff comes from farmland that only started using organic compost recently—this year is its first harvest without chemical fertilizers. That's your standard Golden Andean Quinoa, about 40 dollars a pound." She continued, "Then you have fields that haven't been treated with fertilizers for over four years. That quinoa sells for 80 dollars a pound. "If the land has been untouched by chemicals for six years, the price jumps to 120 per pound. But the best of the best? Grown on