Its hardy cousin, field corn, is all about practicality. Designed for sturdiness and long-term use, its kernels are dense with starch and lack the sweetness that makes sweet corn so delightful.

The community corn fields fill that gap, especially for elders. Some community members who've moved away will even return to Six Nations territory for the season, just to pick the corn.

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“Some of the northern rootworms have created an extended diapause life cycle, so they are able to stay underground for an extra year,” Hein said. “That combats our soybean-corn rotation, so then we ...