Planting History About five years ago while perusing one of my favorite seed catalogs, “The Whole Seed Catalog – from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds”, a black bean named, “Cherokee Trail of Tears”, caught my eye. I’d been wanting to grow dry beans for a few years and since I grow more heirlooms than hybrids this was a meaningful choice for several reasons. First, I like to cook black beans because of how nutritious and delicious they are and secondly, I was intrigued with their history. Trail of Tears “Nu na hi du na tlo hi lu i” is the Cherokee name for the Trail of Tears...