1. In a large pot, bring the water to a boil with the squash and corn. Cover and simmer over moderately low heat until the squash is just tender, about 15 minutes. Add the kidney beans and cook ...

By growing corn, beans and squash in research plots, we are helping to quantify how intercropping benefits both plants and soil. By documenting limited nutritional offerings at reservation grocery ...

The Three Sisters planting method is one of the most well-known and successful companion planting methods for corn, beans and squash. It was developed through Indigenous American agricultural ...

Have you heard about the “Three Sisters?” Those are the crops of corn, beans and squash. For centuries, they’ve been at the ...

The Shinnecock tribe was living sustainably on Long Island long before the subject was taught at universities.

Native farmers in North America used complex cropping systems, often raising corn, pole beans, and squash (or pumpkins) on fields at the same time. Archeological evidence indicates that this ...

Native Americans have grown food in the desert for ages, but many tribal agricultural traditions have disappeared. Now, ...

If you’d like to grow a Three Sisters Garden to celebrate the legacy of indigenous agriculture or for any other reason, we’ll teach you the ins and outs in this article including Three Sisters garden ...

In 2020, the Cherokee Nation made a deposit of ancestral varieties of corn, beans, and squash seeds in the facility, to protect their cultural heritage. One major component of biodiversity that ...

The salad was inspired by the Native American gardening practice of growing corn, beans and squash together. She mixed corn, ...

Contributor Stephanie Ganz says, "Corn is one of those vegetables that goes well with a variety of ingredients, which makes ...