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dixiegrrrrl

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17. Colored corn is not only natural, it is thousands of years old.

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #11)

Mon May 14, 2012, 11:55 AM

May 2012

Used to be, colored corn of any design was called "Indian corn"
check out the images on Goolge..there are too many for me to download and post.
Just go to Google images and type in "Indian Corn"

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Monsanto WISHES it could make corn this cool [View all] n2doc May 2012 OP

What is the nutritional value of this type of corn, compared to maiz and other types of corn? Zalatix May 2012 #1

Frozen corn on the cob from the grocery store ain't got shit on this! Systematic Chaos May 2012 #2

Is it edible or display? LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #3

All corn is edible if you dry it and grind it into meal. slackmaster May 2012 #19

I wouldn't want to eat it -- just look at it! Beautiful!! nt gateley May 2012 #4

Yep. bluestate10 May 2012 #23

Quite pretty, but ... surrealAmerican May 2012 #5

Field corn. There is a popcorn version. knitter4democracy May 2012 #7

Beautiful! Sanity Claws May 2012 #6

make a rainbow in it and i'm sold leftyohiolib May 2012 #8

Link Electric Monk May 2012 #9

+1000 Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #10

WTF? sakabatou May 2012 #11

Probably more natural than the all Yellow stuff BrownianNotion May 2012 #12

Yes but... it's unsettling.. sakabatou May 2012 #16

Colored corn is not only natural, it is thousands of years old. dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #17

Looks yummy to me LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #20

That's pretty Kalidurga May 2012 #13

gorgeous corn azurnoir May 2012 #14

That is an amazing piece of food... Glad to know this seed company is protecting it from Monsanto... midnight May 2012 #15

WANT!!! Odin2005 May 2012 #18

link? druidity33 May 2012 #21

A couple of years but Seed Trust is still in business... Luminous Animal May 2012 #24

Bling on the cob. Beautiful! nt raouldukelives May 2012 #22