A seed conservation group is keeping crops historically farmed in the Southwest alive. And in persistent drought, their arid-adapted strains have never been more popular. Plus, a public memorial and reflection took place last month in Colorado to explore the truth of Boulder’s role in The Sand Creek Massacre. The event came days after the announcement of a significant expansion of the national historic site in southeastern Colorado.
// Show Notes:
// Photo: Shannon Boomgarden, director of the Range Creek Field Station, surveys a corn crop she farms and irrigates using Fremont methods. KZMU
// Native Seeds Search
https://www.nativeseeds.org/
// Range Creek Field Station
https://nhmu.utah.edu/range-creek-field-station
// Aspen Public Radio: Remembering 1864: From Fort Chambers to Sand Creek
https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/government/2022-10-07/remembering-1864-from-fort-chambers-to-sand-creek
