by chris | Apr 14, 2021
Pole variety that takes about 65 days till you can harvest. As the Cherokee people were forced to marched to Oklahoma from Tennessee in 1893 by the federal government, the seeds for this pole bean heirloom were carried with them through this journey which later became...
by chris | Apr 4, 2021
The 1500 Year Old Cave Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) was reported to have been found in a pitch sealed clay pot in a cave in New Mexico. The beans were examined and carbon dated 1500 years old. This is a vine variety and it grows up to 10 feet long. The beans are long...
by chris | Mar 9, 2021
The Arte Combe’s Ancient Watermelon is a rare watermelon with a long neck and resembles a green gourd. It is believed that Native Americans selected this shape to make it easy to carry. The flesh is juicy and sweet and the fruits can get as big as 20 pounds. The...
by chris | Apr 5, 2020
The Brown Tepary Bean was an essential part of the diet of Pima Indian. The earliest native settlers grew Teparies for thousands of years in Arizona, but it is almost lost. A highly drought tolerant plant, the Tepary bean is also a protein dense and rich in fiber...
by chris | Apr 5, 2020
Montana Cudu Corn: This white and black spotted corn might just be the most beautiful variety that that I have seen. The Cudu corn is descended from an old Native American variety that was used for sacred rituals. In 1958 Seeds were donated by Oscar Will to the USDA...
