Carl Barnes, an 84-year-old Oklahoma farmer, began the story of the unusual Glass Gem corn. In 1994, a local agricultural fair was held. It was here that Carl met Greg Schoen.
Farmers quickly found a common language, as the love of corn united men and later became not only best friends but also business partners. Carl Barnes revealed to his friend all his secrets of growing colored corn.
GLASS GEM – UNUSUAL COLORED CORN 0 16.10.2017, 10:22 FOOD 84-year-old Oklahoma farmer Carl Barnes, began the story of the unusual corn “Glass Gem”. In 1994, a local agricultural fair was held. It was here that Carl met Greg Schoen. Farmers quickly found a common language, as the love of corn united men and later became not only best friends but also business partners.
Carl Barnes revealed to his friend all his secrets of growing colored corn. “Glass Gem” is not for nothing recognized as the most unusual corn in the world, because it gives a huge variety of translucent cobs of the most incredible colors, each of which is unique. From siliceous corn and its grains, you can not only make flour, but also popcorn. Despite this, it, unlike sweet corn, is not eaten in the form of grains.
Quote: From an interview with Carl Barnes “North of Santa Fe, Santa Clara Pueblo, I met Jose Lucero, it was in 2005. Very little time passed, but that was enough for us to become good friends. He offered me to grow corn on his land, and I immediately agreed. As a result, we harvested several crops from 2005 to 2007 from a variety of colored corn cobs. ”
Cohen advised his friend to immediately sell the grains of this unusual corn to anyone. The seeds were then shipped to India, Mexico, Israel, and Kenya. Barnes’ business partner wants colored corn to be known around the world. Greg Schoen also donated many grains to an organization called Native Seeds / SEARCH in Tuscany, Arizona. Now the grains of this unusual corn can be purchased here. The fact is that this company documents, stores, as well as distribute many types of agricultural seeds, as well as their “wild relatives”.
