Purple Maize —also called maíz morado in the Andes, where it’s been cultivated for thousands of years. This variety isn’t just beautiful; it’s nutritionally and culturally remarkable. Purple maize owes its color to anthocyanins, the same class of pigments found in blueberries and black rice. These compounds are potent antioxidants that help neutralize free radicals in the body. The Andean varieties—like Kculli, Morocho, or Maíz Morado Peruano—can have anthocyanin levels ten times higher than com

Growing Maize brings us so much joy!! It cultivates a tremendous wonder and gratitude for this sacred food; And especially for the native people, traditions, and wisdom keepers of North Central and South America; and for the land that guides and holds all of us. On one hand (growing a few hundred corn) It's just child's play, really... but on the other it's a step towards remembering how to live. We keep going each year. We've been working with two sources of black and purple type seed selection