SFT Experience - The history of the Gailtal White Country Corn

slow.food.travel.erlebnis The story of Gailtal white country corn

Saved from extinction and recultivated by the country corn farmer Sepp as "Gailtal white country corn

The "Gailtaler white country corn" is an old corn variety, unchanged over centuries, which had almost fallen into oblivion. A mountain guide, nature lover and passionate farmer rediscovered the seed on his farm. Previously, the original corn had had to give way to the higher-yielding hybrid varieties before Sepp Brandstätter began to cultivate this corn variety again and to find the right soils in the Gail Valley for it. Free of artificial fertilizers, but with a lot of idealism and commitment, the resistant and absolutely GMO- and gluten-free corn is now growing again around Brandstätter's farm in Würmlach. Manual seed harvesting ensures that the seeds are kept pure so that the high quality can be maintained.

During his guided tour and tasting on the field and farm, the farmer is happy to show the difference to conventional corn varieties, but also the more elaborate and much healthier way of producing the fine nutty polenta flour or country corn semolina.