{"id":3747,"date":"2024-02-29T09:28:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seedfarm.princeton.edu\/?p=3747"},"modified":"2024-02-29T09:55:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:55:29","slug":"variety-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seedfarm.princeton.edu\/index.php\/2024\/02\/29\/variety-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"The Seed Farm Debuts Collaborations at the 2023 Variety Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nate Kleinman, Tessa Lowinske Desmond, Mark Bittman, Courtney Streett, and Rasheed Abdurrahman at the Variety Showcase.<\/p>\n

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Tessa Lowinske Desmond\u00a0 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 November 1, 2023<\/h5>\n

.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Seed Farm debuted two collaborations in October at the Culinary Breeding Network\u2019s Variety Showcase<\/a> at Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming<\/a> in the Hudson Valley.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3757″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Plant breeders, farmers, chefs, bakers, brewers, distillers, and general foodies gathered under two vaulted event tents surrounded by rolling green hills where cattle grazed.\u00a0 They were sharing and trying the newest varieties of vegetables and grains in a delicious networking event.\u00a0 \u201cAt this event, the curtain is pulled back,\u201d says Culinary Breeding Network Director Lane Selman.\u00a0 \u201cAttendees are introduced to the wizards making critical decisions before our farmers plant their seeds.\u00a0 It\u2019s a unique chance to network, build community, and meet the plant breeders creating flavorful varieties for organic farmers.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3756″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]The Seed Farm participated in two booths at the showcase featuring the Maycock Squash Revitalization Project<\/a> and the Okra Oil Seed Study<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Serving a Three Sisters Soup, chef Rasheed Abdurrahman of Food & Friends<\/a>, ladled bowls full of a vegetable-broth-based soup featuring corn, beans, and squash.\u00a0 In particular, the squash included Maycock squash that had been grown at The Seed Farm and then spiralized and dried by students in Princeton\u2019s FRS 105: Saving Seeds with Nate Kleinman of the Experimental Farm Network<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3753″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Courtney Streett of Native Roots Farm Foundation<\/a> explained to tasters the significance of the Maycock Squash and the historical purpose behind the traditional method of spiralized cutting.\u00a0 Nanticoke people typically spent summers on the coast where they would grow the squash.\u00a0 At harvest, the squash would be cut in thin spirals and laid to dry in the sun.\u00a0 This practice made it possible for the squash to be carried inland for the winter where it would be used in dishes such as the soup that chef Abdurrahman made for the showcase.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3749″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]At the Okra Oil Seed table, chef and farmer Jamie Swafford of Old North Farm<\/a>, served up okra-packed small bites consisting of an okra-leaf salad tossed in okra oil, topped with pickled okra seeds and a dried-okra-benne spice mix.\u00a0 Chris Smith of The Utopian Seed Project<\/a> shared preliminary details from the okra oil study and highlighted all of the uses for okra as a climate-resilient, multi-use crop.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3750″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]The Variety Showcase offered the opportunity for The Seed Farm to reach an important demographic of plant breeders, farmers, and chef who play a vital role in shaping local, regional food systems.\u00a0 Our tables were nestled among those of other incredible farmers and plant breeders showcasing everything from bitter melon, desert pumpkins, and sorghum to ancient grains and little-known herbs.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3751″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”3752″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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