Four Corners Potato
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I am in to perennials & having a Nouth American potato is good thing, no matter if it fell from the heavens or was bought here by
early man.
Thanks for the vid.
early man.
Thanks for the vid.
Very interesting, Elkhound. Thanks for sharing.
@joel i am growing the makah ozette fingerling potato from the makah tribe. its a super rare fingerling they grew. you can read where they got it if you use search engine.
according to buffalo bird woman...a hidasta indian...that lived from 1840 till early 1900's they were forced to grow potatoes in late 1800's but they refused to eat them as they didnt like them.the last year they grew they went unharvested and that was last year they were forced to grow them. its interesting to compare the makah to them who adopted the fingerling for food. i bet this four corner potato will eventually show its genetics from peru and it somehow made its way north to utah.which will be a fascinating thing .
according to buffalo bird woman...a hidasta indian...that lived from 1840 till early 1900's they were forced to grow potatoes in late 1800's but they refused to eat them as they didnt like them.the last year they grew they went unharvested and that was last year they were forced to grow them. its interesting to compare the makah to them who adopted the fingerling for food. i bet this four corner potato will eventually show its genetics from peru and it somehow made its way north to utah.which will be a fascinating thing .
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I agree the Central American Indians were in trade with a lot of North American Indians, some believe they were the same people at one time. So the " genetics from peru " is a safe bet.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
Very interesting video! So much traditional knowledge has been lost to history, so it is wonderful to hear about such “rediscovered“ knowledge.
the above links are from last videos notes.
