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Peppers & Corn: An Exploration of Indigenous North American Food Crops

Peppers & Corn: An Exploration of Indigenous North American Food Crops

This is the 2nd Annual Thistle Whistle & UpRoot "Restoring Food Wisdom" educational event, hosted in collaboration with Colorado State University Extension.

The event will take place on Saturday, May 13th from 1-4pm at Thistle Whistle Farm in Hotchkiss, Colorado

We will learn about:
-Ethnobotanical roots of corn and peppers and how they moved around the world;
-Biology, selection, and cross-pollination of corn and peppers;
-Nixtamalization process of corn for traditional preparations: posole, masa harina, and hominy.

Thistle Whistle
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM on Sat, 13 May 2023

Event Supported By

UpRoot Colorado, Thistle Whistle, and Colorado State University Extension
(774) 242-5530
Howdy@uprootcolorado.org
Thistle Whistle
10872 3500 Rd
Hotchkiss, Colorado 81419