Post #2025298
2026-05-02 22:02 UTC
Trail of tears. (Folksy name for the forced march to their death/ genocide of the so called 5 civilized tribes of native Americans)
Although having actually read this now apparently the seeds were saved and kept by survivors so maybe it's not an insane name.
But it's the equivalent of naming a variety of beets "Auschwitz yum yums"
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@Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-02 23:16
According to my seed packet they carried them along the Trail of Tears, eating some but saving some and planted them as soon as they arrived, (they were obviously still starving but at least I guess they could hunt when they weren't being forced to keep moving) and the beans helped sustain their heritage as well as their lives.
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@perishthethought@piefed.social 2026-05-02 22:18
I hear you. But I think in this case, naming these seeds this way might cause some people to go read about the tragedy, keep it in peoples minds.