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RENEWING OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH NORTHERN FLINT CORN

Objective

AIM One: Attempt to revive the Menominee Flint Corn Objective 1: Embryo rescue workshop with Sheila Blackman to rescue Menominee Flint (GVSU, CMN) Objective 2: Evaluate the effectiveness of Handsome Lake's corn medicine (CMN)AIM Two: Training and outreach on corn seed saving, management, and use Objective 3: Increase seeds for regional evaluation with CMN students and staff (CMN) Objective 4: Produce and post videos about corn seed saving and embryo rescue (CMN, Local NGOs and Agencies) Objective 5: Update a Corn Club Manual (CMN with regional input)AIM Three: Regional participatory evaluation of flint corn varieties Objective 6: Tribal College staff and students instructed on evaluation techniques (MSU, UVM) Objective 7: Nutrient analyses of heirloom varieties kept by seed savers in 2024 (CMN, MSU, UVM) Objective 8: Evaluations of USDA accessions in 2024 and 2025 (MSU, UVM, CMN) Objective 9: Webinar about Northern Flint corn history, diversity, and performance (MSU, UVM, CMN)AIM Four: Provision of seeds to interested community members across the region Objective 10: CMN provides seed of varieties we have increased to the public (CMN)

Investigators
Kutka, F.; Darby, HE, MA.; Dedecker, JA, .
Institution
COLLEGE OF MENOMINEE NATION
Start date
2024
End date
2026
Project number
WISW-2023-06912
Accession number
1031689