The Southport Globe Onion Initiative

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Welcoming this allium heirloom home! 

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Southport, Connecticut was once considered the "Onion Capital of the World," with over 200,000 barrels of onions shipped on sloop sailboats each year from 1840-1890 to the New York City Markets. 

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Prized for their taste, storage ability and high levels of vitamin C, they were a staple of he Union Army during the Civil War to prevent scurvy. 

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For the first time in 130 years we have planted this prolific heirloom back in its home soils- to harvest bioregionally adapted seeds and revive the agrarian history of this beautiful area.