The story of glass gem corn. Seedsman Greg Schoen got the seed from
Carl Barnes, a part-Cherokee man, now in his 80's, in Oklahoma. He was
Greg's "corn-teacher". Greg was in the process of moving last year and
wanted someone else to store and protect some of his seeds. He left
samples of several corn varieties, including glass gem. I grew out a
small handful this past summer just to see. The rest, as they say is
history. We have
never seen anything like this. Unfortunately, we did not grow out
enough to sell. Look for a small amount for sale starting in August
2011.
Photos courtesy Seeds Trust, Cornville AZ
