Chesnok Red Garlic #collards West Virginia-based engineer and seed

West Virginia-based engineer and seed company owner Mehmet Öztan takes us to his native Turkey where collards are a favorite food

instead centering Indigenous innovation

and transformed by Indigenous peoples for millennia

and farming knowledge

Chesnok Red Garlic #collards West Virginia-based engineer and seedAllium sativum var. ophioscorodon 8 oz. (Half pound) Origins and History Chesnok Red Garlic is a hardneck variety belonging to the Purple Stripe group, believed to have originated in the Republic of Georgia in the Caucasus region. The name Chesnok means garlic in Russian, reflecting its Eastern European heritage. It was introduced to the U. S. through the USDAs germplasm collection and quickly gained popularity among chefs and gardeners for its