Heirloom corn in a rainbow of colors makes a comeback in Mexico, where white corn has long been king
IXTENCO, MexicoIXTENCO, Mexico — On the slopes of the Malinche volcano, Juan Vargas starts the dawn routine he’s had since childhood, carefully checking stalks of colorful native corn. For years, ...
The Associated Press Farmer Juan Vargas shows samples of his heirloom corn grown on his farm in Ixtenco, Mexico, on June 15. For years, Vargas worried that these heirloom varieties — running from deep ...
IXTENCO, Mexico >> On the slopes of the Malinche volcano, Juan Vargas starts the dawn routine he’s had since childhood, carefully checking stalks of colorful native corn. For years, Vargas worried ...
IXTENCO, Mexico -- On the slopes of the Malinche volcano, Juan Vargas starts the dawn routine he's had since childhood, carefully checking stalks of colorful native corn. For years, Vargas worried ...
Heirloom varieties make up far less than 1% of total domestic corn production in Mexico. But for the first time in years, Vargas and others are hopeful about the crop. Some in the academic and public ...
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