'Catawba Freesman' Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus Origin: Africa (via Catawba Nation) Improvement status: Landrace Seeds per packet: ~42 Germination tested 10/2024: 90% Life cycle: Annual Medium-sized green okra believed to have been brought to the Catawba nation by formerly enslaved people whose ancestors brought the seed from West Africa. From Kris Hubbard's Kentucky-based seed collection. Our seed was grown by our friend Christian Keeve, a Univerity of Kentucky PhD student and a member of Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance whom we met through our association with Truelove Seeds.