Happy Johnny Appleseed Day from the Haberdashery Cryptid Preserve!

Here at the Haberdashery Cryptid Preserve, we celebrate all things strange and unusual, and that includes a fellow appreciator of the wild unknown: John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed! This legendary frontiersman wasn't just planting apple trees across the American Midwest; he was a champion for biodiversity, a conservationist before the term even existed.

Why do we celebrate Johnny Appleseed at a Cryptid Preserve? Well, besides our shared love of untamed places, there's a little-known fact about Johnny Appleseed: he wasn't just planting apple trees. He was also known to cultivate rare and unusual plant varieties, some never seen before by European settlers. These strange plants, some whispered, could have medicinal properties, or even otherworldly uses. Could Johnny Appleseed have stumbled upon strange, possibly magical, flora while on his travels? The truth, like many things about this enigmatic figure, remains a mystery.

Perhaps these unusual plants were what some might call "cryptid flora." Just like there are rumored creatures lurking in the unknown wilderness, there are whispered tales of plants with unseen properties. Maybe Johnny Appleseed wasn't just planting for the future, but for a future where humanity might need a little extra help from the natural world.

So, this Johnny Appleseed Day, we at the Haberdashery Cryptid Preserve encourage you to plant a tree, a flower, anything! Nurture the wild things around you, and who knows, you might just cultivate a little mystery of your own.