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Native Seeds Search is a non-profit that conserves and sells heirloom seeds, foods and Native American art and jewelry from the Southwest. We provide education on seed-saving, sustainable agriculture, and desert gardening.
Indigenous Seeds > Bean: Common – Native-Seeds-Search
Indigenous Seeds > Bean: Common Common beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) are a diverse and important crop to Native American farmers throughout the Southwest. They are eaten young as green beans or dried and shelled.
Indigenous Seeds > Corn: Dent - Native-Seeds-Search
Indigenous Seeds > Corn: Dent Zea mays . Domesticated by Meso-Americans along the Rio Balsas of Mexico by at least 6,700 BC, corn is a staple food and has many ritual uses.
Indigenous Seeds > Herbs – Native-Seeds-Search
Indigenous Seeds > Herbs Herbs give distinctive flavors to regional dishes, and some have important healing properties. They can be grown in containers as well as gardens.
Indigenous Seeds > Tobacco – Native-Seeds-Search
Indigenous Seeds > Tobacco Tobacco is found in Indigenous communities across the continent, many growing tobacco specific to their community and ceremonies, which is not to be sold or used commercially or recreationally.
Indigenous Seeds > Bean - Fava – Native-Seeds-Search
Indigenous Seeds > Bean - Fava Fava beans, Vicia faba , are among the world's most ancient cultivated crops. Because fava beans are tolerant of cold temperatures they make a good nitrogen fixing cover crop during the winter months in the low desert.
Indigenous and Heirloom Seeds: Stewardship, Sovereignty and …
He is recognized as a spiritual leader, traditional singer, traditional farmer, artist, and indigenous seed and food advocate. Bobby attended Central Arizona College where he earned a degree in Agriculture Technology, and then continued at University of Arizona.
Native Access - Native-Seeds-Search
Below are seeds available through the Native American Seed Share Program: this includes varieties that are in low supply and only available through Native Access and those that are available to the general public.
Indigenous Seeds > Watermelon – Native-Seeds-Search
An African native introduced to Mexico by the Spanish, watermelon seed was rapidly traded northward. Fruits vary in size and color of flesh and rind. Seeds are eaten and used for their oil.
Indigenous Seeds > Squash: Cushaw – Native-Seeds-Search
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