You can visit this garden at the Lefferts House in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The corn and beans we are growing — Iroquois Short Nose White corn and Mohawk Vermont bean — are traditional Native American crops native to the north east. Varieties of Iroquois squash seem to be extinct for the most part but the yellow crookneck, which we have planted, may be derived at least in part from their varieties. Artist Project This garden is part of a larger work-in-progress by the artist Christina Kelly to plant native, North Eastern varieties of corn in areas of Brooklyn that were historically Native American planting grounds. These areas include what are now parts of Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Bensonhurst and Canarsie. This project, titled “Maize Field”, aims to draw attention to and participate in the continual changes that define the city by highlighting a historical past and integrating that history into the present landscape.Tumblr (3.0; @maize)http://maize.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr799ybmMA1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Some of the last harvest from Lefferts and the Waterpod. Goodbye summer.</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/207569563http://maize.tumblr.com/post/207569563Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:22:45 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr5m0dJ2q01qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The sisters in October. Some of the beans are still flowering and we’ve harvested another squash. The garden is winding down for the winter. Most of the seeds have been dried and stored for next year.</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/206817172http://maize.tumblr.com/post/206817172Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:02:37 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kppmawAJFb1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The elegant, graceful sisters in early September</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/183714200http://maize.tumblr.com/post/183714200Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:13:44 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kppm61dD5L1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A job well done</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/183712587http://maize.tumblr.com/post/183712587Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:10:49 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kppm52xosD1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love these roots</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/183712239http://maize.tumblr.com/post/183712239Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:10:14 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kppm38Vnwo1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Summer is winding down at Lefferts Homestead. Last corn harvest today.</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/183711669http://maize.tumblr.com/post/183711669Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:09:08 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpexaaMUhP1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Don’t eat me until I’m ready!</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/179028983http://maize.tumblr.com/post/179028983Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:37:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpewztmpk51qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>pollination was successful</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/179025108http://maize.tumblr.com/post/179025108Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:31:05 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpewvo0nj91qzdxlso1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bees working to make crookneck squash!</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/179023609http://maize.tumblr.com/post/179023609Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:28:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpewriOBkN1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bees at work</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/179022031http://maize.tumblr.com/post/179022031Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:26:06 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp3q33vw6i1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>corn and bean thief</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/174108486http://maize.tumblr.com/post/174108486Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:01:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp3dqkBGt61qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/173908965http://maize.tumblr.com/post/173908965Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koqsh8lj4y1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Short nose hanging out in the studio!</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/168371265http://maize.tumblr.com/post/168371265Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:51:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp3e389aD51qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Harvested mohawk vermont beans</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/173914848http://maize.tumblr.com/post/173914848Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:50:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koqsfaz81h1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love the splash of color. Red beans! I’m letting them dry out on the plants and then harvesting the seeds. Hope that works.</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/168370595http://maize.tumblr.com/post/168370595Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:49:58 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koqsggTf5f1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Don’t know if this is going to be much help during Hurricane Bill. But I thought it was worth a shot.</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/168370993http://maize.tumblr.com/post/168370993Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:49:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koqsdePh561qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hello worm</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/168369913http://maize.tumblr.com/post/168369913Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:48:50 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koqsclBcsI1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another baby squash. More hopefulness on the homestead.</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/168369645http://maize.tumblr.com/post/168369645Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:48:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kop253qdoH1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>First harvested ears from lefferts. On my way back to the studio</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/167603879http://maize.tumblr.com/post/167603879Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:24:39 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koqsawlQkI1qzdxlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another dork photo to show how high the corn has grown!</p>http://maize.tumblr.com/post/168369131http://maize.tumblr.com/post/168369131Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:00:00 -0400