{"product_id":"corn-hopi","title":"Corn, Hopi Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZea mays\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAncient, blue flour corn--grind and nixtamalize to make delicious blue tortillas!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of corn and people is a beautiful one of co-creation. Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people in modern-day Central America worked side-by-side with a wild grass named Teosinte until it became what we know as maize, or corn. From there, it traveled north and south all over the Western hemisphere along trade routes, and hundreds of different indigenous groups adapted it for their unique place on earth, where it shaped their diets and cultures. For thousands of years, Native communities have cared for their maize despite colonizers trying to separate them from it in order to control them. Both the corn and the corn stewards have survived, and it is through the generosity of both of them that we have the gift of corn today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHopi seed stewards have grown this corn for thousands of years, and in the 1970s, Hopi elder Thomas Banyaca gifted it to Idaho seed steward Suzanne Lewis and asked her to grow it in Idaho. As she stepped away from farming, she passed the variety along to us, and we have been growing it through the Co-op ever since. After over 40 years of growing in Idaho, it looks quite different than it does when grown on Hopi land in the southwest--these Idaho plants are very tall, like 10-11', and it's one of the latest maturing varieties we grow. The graceful, feminine plants are drought-tolerant and produce long cobs with starchy, deep blue kernels with hints of purple, perfect for grinding into flour. Open-pollinated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeeds grown by Sonshine Acres in Emmett, Idaho and B\u0026amp;B Farms in Kuna, Idaho. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirections:\u003c\/strong\u003e Direct seed after last frost. Corn is wind-pollinated and should be planted in at least 4'x4' blocks to achieve full cobs. Harvest when cobs have dried completely on the plant. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSoaking overnight aids germination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe have a lot to learn from Hopi farmers about how to farm in true cooperation with the land. \u003c\/strong\u003ePlease refer to these videos to learn more about the traditional Hopi growing methods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=28gAFESNGMU\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Resiliency of Hopi Agriculture: 2000 Years of Planting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LWm2AExHLik\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\"Hopi Dry Farming\" Ahkima's Field Hopi Reservation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePlanting Depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeed Spacing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDays to Germination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDays to Maturity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1-2”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e12”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e5-14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e90\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Snake River Seed Cooperative","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43859953615096,"sku":"748252553850","price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/4900\/1839\/products\/IMG_7221.jpg?v=1784676108","url":"https:\/\/snakeriverseeds.com\/products\/corn-hopi","provider":"Snake River Seed Cooperative","version":"1.0","type":"link"}