posted 7 months ago
Good evening friends! How are you? Blake's looking for more help in finding more Native American and French settler crops that are tied to Illinois centuries ago for his gardens in Chicago to edify all. Here's what I already have.
1. Illinois -Tamaroa white flour corn
2. Illinois -Tamaroa red stripe flour corn
3. Illinois red seed watermelon
4. Kickapoo bush bean
That's all I have for Native Americans, I don't know any stuff for European settlers. Anybody heard of any white crookneck pumpkin which is tied to Abraham Lincoln years ago? I've already grown some in my garden at my community farm. If there's anybody who grows some stuff that have Native American or French settler lineage in Illinois, please let me know so I could obtain them. You all also heard of the late John White from the Ancient Lifeway Institute in downstate Illinois? He died more than 17 years ago and left with his children in Jonah who now works for Billy Bob teeth, Karli and Mark. His wife also died a long time ago and she was a Kaskaskia Indian. John was half Shawnee and Cherokee before he became Tamaroa. Anybody also heard of John Cappell one of the last Tamaroa chiefs? Please reach me if you all need me. Take care!
