Bear Island Flint

A Flint Corn said to originate from the Chippewa (Ojibwe, Ojibwa, or Saulteaux) from Bear Island in Leach Lake MN. Islands were popular agricultural zones as the cornfields were easily isolated from predators. The historical range of the Anishinaabe people groups includes portions of Canada and the Northwestern Great Lakes area. Some of the islands that were once utilized by various tribes still hold the name "Bear Island," spanning from Northern Minnesota all the way to the Temagami First Nation of Ontario. These groups and others belong to the same cultural people group, the Anishinaabe, who would have bred, maintained, and had intertrade of a short-growing-season variety of corn. Regardless of its exact origins, it is one of the northernmost growing corns and matures in 85-90 days [Corn pictured in the cabin here was harvested on day 86 ]. Bear Island Flint is a grinding corn used for a wide range of purposes from flour to soup. It has been found to have a remarkably high protein content exceeding 11.5% [typical grinding corn is about 7%]. 2oz/200seeds