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September 17, 2020 12:42 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/09/17/this-rare-vibrant-heirloom-co.html
This rare, vibrant heirloom corn is the work of a Dust Bowl farmer with Cherokee roots
TIL: Glass Gem is a beautiful and rare variety of heirloom corn (aka calico, flint, or "Indian" corn) that looks like candy, or maybe beads (previously). It was developed by Oklahoma farmer and breeder Carl 'White Eagle' Barnes and was originally only distributed to tribal members. Barnes, who passed in 2016, was half-Cherokee, half-Irish-Scotch and […]Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/09/17/this-rare-vibrant-heirloom-co.html
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