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Cherokee Trail of Tears Bean

Cherokee Trail of Tears Bean

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The Cherokee Trail of Tears bean memorializes the forced relocation of the Cherokee Indians in the mid-nineteenth century. They carried this bean throughout this infamous walk, which became the death march for thousands of Cherokees; hence the �Trail of Tears.’


In the face of its poignantly dismal history, the shiny, jet-black seeds are used with pride in many traditional American Indian dishes.  The seeds are encased in six-inch, greenish-purple pods.  These small attractive beans are dried before consumed, and have a delicious rich flavor.

Sources

Seed Savers Exchange
3094 North Winn Road
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-5990
http://www.seedsavers.org

Victory Seed Company
PO Box 192
Molalla, OR 97038
http://www.victoryseeds.com/ark-of-taste.html


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