Each year our farmer friends from the Karen state of Myanmar get a little closer to the flavors of h
Each year our farmer friends from the Karen state of Myanmar get a little closer to the flavors of home. They had to flee the civil war through the jungles into Thailand, and lived in refugee camps for many many years before finding refuge in South Philly where they now grow their traditional foods at @novickurbanfarm and other community spaces and backyards. They’ve been offering their seeds in our catalog for five years now - since the beginning - and we just added this new pea eggplant variety this week. They say it’s the one! The one they grew last year was too pale and not bitter enough - same with the one we grew at our farm this year. But this one is just right. Here’s the description: This variety is preferred by our Karen friends from Burma at Novick Urban Farm: its fruits are darker, more bitter, more productive, easier to pick, and the plants are more compact. Pea Eggplants originate in Central America, and have naturalized and become important in tropical Africa, and many other tropical parts of the globe. Our seeds were grown by Karen farmers in Philadelphia for their own community as well as for our catalog. They eat these small, round, and bitter eggplants when green and unripe in curries and sauces. This species is also known as Turkey Berry and is used in medicine. Known and loved as Susuma in Jamaica! Photo credit: Novick Urban Farm. PS - as with all our seeds - 50% of the sales go directly back to the growers, so when you support us, you support them :) #seedkeeping (at Novick Urban Farm) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYsZPqWteR1/?utm_medium=tumblr -- source link
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