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"As he peels back the husk of corn grown in his garden, Miko Brandon reveals
deep red kernels hiding underneath.
Brandon knows that unlike yellow and white varieties, this Chickasaw red corn
will have a sweet but nutty flavor to it when cooked or made into cornmeal or
bread. He has dreams of using it to cook up a feast for his family and friends
in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.
Brandon said the idea of homesteading and being self-sufficient has always been
of interest to him. Growing up as a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation on his
family plot of land, there were barns for livestock, pens full of hogs, and a
hut for drying large quantities of corn. The foundation of the house is still
tied together by Bois d’Arc tree stumps.
But as he got older, some of these practices fell away or became too hard to
maintain. In 2019, after returning from serving in the U.S. Navy as an aircraft
engine mechanic, Brandon said he was compelled to start his family garden
again.
“I just thought, ‘Man, we need to invest in this land again,’” Brandon said.
“That’s when we started growing.”"
Via Esther Schindler.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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