{"title":"Ark of Taste","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/slowfoodusa.org\/ark-of-taste\/\"\u003eArk of Taste \u003c\/a\u003eis a living catalog of delicious and distinctive foods facing extinction. By identifying and championing these foods, we keep them in production and on our plates. Learn more at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/slowfoodusa.org\/ark-of-taste\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSlow Food USA\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"watermelon-moon-and-stars-red","title":"Watermelon Seeds - Moon and Stars Red","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCitrullus lanatus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. The Moon and Stars Watermelon has luscious red flesh with a dreamscape rind of small yellow \"stars\" and large yellow \"moons\" on a dark green skin. Introduced in 1926 from Missouri, this gem features large fruits grow up to 40 lbs with exceptional flavor that has earned it a spot on the Slow Foods Ark of Taste.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Watermelon -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32969639264333,"sku":"086-001-1-C","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Watermelon_Moon-and-Stars_web.jpg?v=1626929666"},{"product_id":"watermelon-moon-and-stars-yellow-organic","title":"Watermelon Seeds - Moon and Stars Yellow, ORGANIC","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCitrullus lanatus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. For the star gazers among us, which is to say everyone. This delicious variety has a moon and star speckled rind, but with a unique and tasty yellow flesh that has earned it a spot on the Slow Foods Ark of Taste! Fruits grow to 25 lbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eSmall Farm Grown by Horton Nash in Colorado. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Watermelon -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32969639362637,"sku":"086-012-1-G","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Moon_Stars_Yellow_1.jpg?v=1625072141"},{"product_id":"tomato-amish-paste-organic","title":"Paste Tomato Seeds - Amish Paste, ORGANIC","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. It's easy to understand the enduring popularity of this variety - thick meaty fruit with a small seed cavity means more flavorful sauce with less work. Also, great for slicing into a salad as it tends to have a fine texture. Highly productive vines with 8-12 ounce deep-red, acorn-shaped fruits. Included in Slow Food USA's Ark of Taste. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndeterminate.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e0.1 gram packet contains a minimum of 40 seeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Tomatoes -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32950516711501,"sku":"084-010-1-G","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/v-tomato-amish-paste.jpg?v=1624985620"},{"product_id":"winter-squash-seminole-pumpkin","title":"Winter Squash Seeds - Seminole Pumpkin","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCucurbita moschata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. Originally cultivated by the indigenous peoples around the Everglades and quite rare today, this squash is excellent for southern growers. Delicious 6-8\" round fruits with buff-colored rind. Productive vines tolerate dry and rainy extremes and have Downy Mildew resistance. Seminole Pumpkin is part of the Slow Foods Ark of Taste!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eDirect seed or transplant into the garden after all danger of frost has passed. Winter squash will need full sun and well-draining soil. Water well to ensure good germination. Once germinated, they will need at least an inch of water per week. Harvest once the rind is firm and before a hard freeze. Be sure to cure your winter squash for storage. Annual.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMALL FARM GROWN by Hickory Heart Farm in Mascot, VA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Squash -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6904402870314,"sku":"079-017-1-C","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Seminole_Pumpkin.jpg?v=1579631833"},{"product_id":"winter-squash-table-queen-acorn-bush-organic","title":"Winter Squash Seeds - Table Queen Acorn Bush, ORGANIC","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCucurbita pepo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. A great winter squash for a small garden! Compact bush plants grow 36\"  diameter with three to eight fruits per plant. Otherwise identical to Table Queen Acorn squash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eDirect seed or transplant into the garden after all danger of frost has passed. Winter squash will need full sun and well-draining soil. Water well to ensure good germination. Once germinated, they will need at least an inch of water per week. Harvest once the rind is firm and before a hard freeze. Be sure to cure your winter squash for storage. 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Give these vigorous vines their own corner in the garden and be rewarded by heavy yields of this exceptional Missouri family secret!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Squash -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37229882966185,"sku":"079-016-1-C","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/v-winter-squash-thelma-sanders-sweet-potato.jpg?v=1578326550"},{"product_id":"hot-pepper-fish-pepper-organic","title":"Hot Pepper Seeds - Fish Pepper, ORGANIC","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapsicum annuum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. Fish pepper probably came to the United States from the Caribbean in the late 1800s, and quickly became a garden staple among the African American community along the Chesapeake Bay. Historically used to season the glorious seafood dishes of the Baltimore region, today it is recognized by the Slow Foods Ark of Taste for its complex and delicious flavor. Beautiful compact plants, many of which have unusual variegated leaves. Produces multi-color peppers with a full range of color. Hot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMALL FARM GROWN by Driftless Seed Co. of Mabel, MN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Peppers -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37923305324713,"sku":"062-032-1-G","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Hot-Pepper_Fish-Pepper_CS_web.jpg?v=1578328267"},{"product_id":"sweet-pepper-jimmy-nardello","title":"Sweet Pepper Seeds - Jimmy Nardello","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapsicum annuum \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHEIRLOOM. Shhh! Don’t let the other peppers know, but after growing this heirloom you may never choose another sweet pepper variety for your garden again. This pepper can be traced back to Southern Italy and grew in the home garden of a family in the village of Ruoti. Giuseppe and Angella Nardiello grew this extremely sweet, highly productive pepper in the 19th century, before immigrating to the US with their pepper seeds in tow. They eventually settled in Connecticut where their seeds performed beautifully in the Northern climate. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Jimmy Nardello pepper is best known as a frying pepper as its flavor becomes creamy and gently sweet when fried. That being said, this show-stopping pepper also shines when raw, grilled, baked, or any other cooking medium you can dream up. These are elongated peppers that ripen to red and get curled and twisted in unique ways on the plant. They grow up to eight or nine inches in length while staying one to two inches in diameter. In\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ecluded in the Slow Food USA Ark of Taste. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinimum of 50 seeds per packet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Peppers -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32969632219213,"sku":"063-019-1-G","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/v-sweet-pepper-jimmy-nardello.jpg?v=1612895118"},{"product_id":"pole-bean-turkey-craw","title":"Pole Bean Seeds - Turkey Craw","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"latin\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus vulgaris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. This variety came to us from outstanding then-teenage gardener Kyle Johnson, of Greeneville, TN. It is stringless and has excellent flavor as a snap bean or a dry bean. In folklore, this variety was first cultivated when a hunter shot a turkey and removed a bean from the craw. The bean was planted and saved, hence the name 'Turkey Craw'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA minimum of 30 seeds per packet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Turkey Craw bean is part of the Slow Food Ark of Taste! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMALL FARM GROWN by Thompson Heritage Farms in Mexico, MO\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Beans -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38015263473833,"sku":"013-006-1-C","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Bean_Pole_Turkey_Craw_Heirloom_CD_web.jpg?v=1579631777"},{"product_id":"san-marzano","title":"Paste Tomato Seeds - San Marzano","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. A preferred standard with Italian farmers for reliable and heavy yields and the most delicious sauces imaginable! Compact and prolific producer of bright-red, slim, two to three inch plum-type fruit with pointy ends, heavy walls and little juice, so it's great cooking. Crack resistant. 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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 over four thousand 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. Great as a snap bean, and the small attractive beans also have a delicious rich flavor when used as a dry bean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinimum of 40 seeds per 14 gram packet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Beans -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6904847925290,"sku":"013-021-1-C","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/files\/Bean_Cherokee_Trail_BACKGROUND_JPG.jpg?v=1752081376"},{"product_id":"marrow-fat-drying-bean","title":"Drying Bean Seeds - Marrowfat","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhaseolus vulgaris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. The Marrowfat bean, also known as the White Egg bean, became popular in the mid 1800’s in part because of its creamy texture and bacon-like flavor. This bean will make the most delicious baked beans you’ve ever had! 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Seven Top has been the standard by which turnip greens have been measured in the American South for almost 200 years, earning them a spot on the Slow Foods Ark of Taste. Pick them young for raw eating and the Southern classic ‘Wilted Turnip Salad’ or grow them to full size for traditionally cooked greens. Seven Top is unique in the turnip world because it does not produce an edible root, just loads of delicious greens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Turnip -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37989544755369,"sku":"085-002-1-C","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Turnip_SevenTop_pixabay.jpg?v=1578326511"},{"product_id":"tomato-aunt-rubys-german-green-organic","title":"Slicing Tomato Seeds - Aunt Ruby's German Green, ORGANIC","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. This legendary tomato is as large as a beefsteak, but bright green which progresses from the shoulders, with a hint of pale yellow and pink on the blossom end. 12-16 oz fruit. From PlantsWithStories.com: \"A yellowish green beefsteak that occasionally has pink stripes or blush. It contains few seeds and has a sweet but slightly spicy flavor. The nice meaty flesh inside is also chartreuse green with a deep lime green gel. It may also have pink color in the flesh if it develops the pink on the outside. Stunning slices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has won several Taste Tests and is usually listed in the top 10 tomatoes for many people. Chuck Wyatt, vintage tomato collector, said “The biggest surprise I’ve ever experienced in tomatoes”. Fruit are very nice sized weighing 12-16 oz and can get even larger. Remember to watch for the amber color that starts at the bottom and do the squeeze test to see if ripe. The tops will stay the darker green. 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Hailing from the Caribbean, this variety of Cushaw squash also goes by the name Tennessee Sweet Potato Squash and is part of the Slow Foods Ark of Taste! Cushaw squash is very tolerant of humid conditions and is renowned for making exceptional pumpkin pies. Expect heavy yields of 15 pound crookneck fruit with pale green stripes over creamy white skin. Even though this squash is considered a winter squash, the thin rind is less suitable for long term storage, so eat within a month after harvesting. 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Exceptional flavor, so good it made it onto the Slow Foods Ark of Taste, and a good keeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMALL FARM GROWN by Griesemer Beekeeping in Robesonia, PA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Squash -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6905456230442,"sku":"079-013-1-C","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Squash_Winter_Long-Island-Cheese_2-whole_CK_web.jpg?v=1611685999"},{"product_id":"odells-white-watermelon","title":"Watermelon Seeds - Odell's White","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCitrullus lanatus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. Odell's White is an enormous watermelon that is not very heavily seeded for its size, and its sweet, smooth flesh makes for excellent eating enjoyment! Fruits can weigh in at up to 60 pounds, and have pale green, almost gray, skin. The rind is almost an inch thick, making it great for pickling! We know from a historical account that this variety was developed by an unnamed enslaved plant breeder at the plantation owned by Col. A.G. Summer in Pomaria, SC in the 1840s. Its name comes from a Summer family friend, Milton O’Dell, who popularized the variety by winning many a contest with the melon's immense size and sweetness. It seems probable that some other plant varieties developed in the American South before 1860 might have similar hidden origins, though this history is little-known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.5 gram packet contains approximately 20 seeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMALL FARM GROWN by The Moon Farm in \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eClarkesville, GA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneslowfood.com\/en\/ark-of-taste-slow-food\/odells-white-watermelon\/\" title=\"O'Dells White Watermelon on the Slow Foods Arc of Taste\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eOn the Slow Foods Ark of Taste!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Watermelon -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37567022760105,"sku":"086-016-1-C","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Watermelon-Odells-White_web.jpg?v=1627299759"},{"product_id":"dent-corn-cockes-prolific","title":"Dent Corn Seeds - Cocke's Prolific","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eZea mays\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. What was once one of the most cultivated corn varieties in the South because of its reliably high yields and excellent flavor is now back and ready for you to enjoy and save yourself! We hope you will join us in bringing this historic corn back into the spotlight it deserves. It produces at least two good-sized ears of heavy, white-kerneled corn, perfect for cornmeal and hominy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThought to be extinct for decades, Cocke’s Prolific corn was rediscovered in Inman, SC by then Sow True Seed manager, Angie Lavezzo. After some historical digging and verification by food historian Dr. David Shields, we are very proud to be reintroducing this variety to the public for the first time since 1951. This corn was stewarded by Mr. Manning Farmer on his land in the Dark Corner region of South Carolina for most of his 99 years. First grown by his uncle and his father, Mr. Farmer had been growing and keeping this seed pure since the 1940's, and we are very grateful to him for it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCocke's Prolific was developed by John Hartwell Cocke, who was a proficient and prolific agriculturalist in the first half of the 1800’s. Many of his breeding projects made their way to his friend Thomas Jefferson, who grew them (including the Cocke's Prolific corn) at Monticello. While this corn was grown widely after its introduction, the descendants of John Hartwell Cocke that we've spoken with report that it didn't reach legendary status until his enterprising daughter, Lucy Cocke realized that she could market it as high quality horse feed. This made her a very wealthy woman and helped launch this fantastic corn into fame. It is now thought that all modern dent corns have roots in Cocke's Prolific gene stock as it was so popular as a parent plant. Modern hybrids and the odd shift towards primarily yellow dent corn contributed to this variety becoming almost completely extinct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePacket weight - 1\/4 lb -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e packet contains about 240 seeds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMALL FARM GROWN by Four Sisters Farm in Raleigh, NC \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b5394;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eVoted into the Slow Foods Ark of Taste for 2019!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"- Corn -","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38386944606377,"sku":"110-011-1-C","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/8730\/products\/Corn_Coxes-Prolific_CS.jpg?v=1684244256"},{"product_id":"husk-cherry-aunt-mollys-organic","title":"Ground Cherry Seeds - Aunt Molly's, ORGANIC","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhysalis pruinosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEIRLOOM. 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There are a number of strains of Mortgage Lifter, but this one stood out from a trial of 25 different varieties, producing the best crop of impressive, 1- to 2-pound pink beefsteak fruits. It has been grown since the 1930s by the Halladay family of eastern Kentucky. 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