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Maize, Corn, or Zea mays: It’s All Good!

Being a Midwesterner, it would be strange if I didn’t love corn.  In fact, I spent a lot of time around this truly indigenous American grain.  Zea mays is the botanical name, maize is the Native American word, and corn is actually a generic European term for any sort of grain.  Call it what you wish, […]

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