A farmer in Kozhikode is growing more than rice—he’s preserving Kerala’s history. With 70 unique varieties, Venu has turned his fields into a living seed museum https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kozhikodes-living-rice-library-1-farmer-70-varieties-u111yzoe?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Kozhikode #RiceHeritage #OrganicFarming #SeedKeeper #Kerala

A while back, I posted a photo of my three sisters garden. Some dude just told me that since the seeds are a heritage variety developed by Indigenous Peoples, I had to give the seeds to him. And if I didn’t give the seeds to him, my Indigenous culture deserves to go extinct. Yeah, that got him blocked. I had hoped not to encounter this sort of racism on Mastodon, but I guess it’s everywhere. #Racism #Audacity #Indigenous #SeedKeeper #ThreeSistersGarden #Genocide

Miami squash, glass gem corn, and kahnawahe pole beans for my three sisters garden. The seedlings have been growing quickly. I have spaghetti squash growing on the other side of the house where it won’t mess up the seeds for future Miami squash. #SeedSaver #ThreeSistersGarden #Indigenous #SeedKeeper #seedlings #squash #beans #corn