Top Hat Sweet Corn
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A delicious main-crop sweet corn that is getting a lot of attention because of its plump golden ears and a rich flavor. Top Hat's well-wrapped husk resists corn earworms better than most other corns. Another great sweet corn from Oregon farmer/breeder Jonathan Spero. Away from the corn belt, he bred non-GMO, non-hybrid corns for organic gardeners and farmers. OSSI-pledged open-source variety. In short supply due to Mr Spero's untimely death last spring. We are pleased to make his legacy available in the form of this outstanding corn variety. 82 days. 60 seeds.
The Open Source Seed Initiative exists so that breeders who originate new varieties an protect them from exploitation and patenting by corporations. It means that the breeder has freely given up her patent rights in order to keep the variety in the public domain forever. The OSSI pledge reads: "You have the freedom to use these OSSI-pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others' use of these seeds or their derivatives, by patents or other means, and to include this pledge in any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives."