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The Three Sisters of Indigenous American Agriculture

Some versions of their legends involve the crops personified as three women who separate from each other only to find out that they are stronger together.

Three Sisters Legend | Northeastern State University

The Three Sisters is the native legend of how the crops corn, beans, and squash came to be grown together in so many different native cultures.

Meet the Three Sisters Who Sustain Native America - PBS

Numerous tribes have found renewed health and spiritual bonds through efforts to sustain, cultivate, and cook with the Three Sisters. “We ...

The Story Of The Three Sisters, by Anne-Marie Pandya - ServiceSpace

I hold in my hand the genius of indigenous agriculture, the Three Sisters. Together these plants—corn, beans, and squash—feed the people, feed the land, and ...

Discover the Three Sisters: A Celebration - Saratoga County History ...

The “Three Sisters”, the planting of maize (corn), beans and squash together in one space was a staple of traditional Indigenous American agriculture, and.

The Three Sisters - We R Native

An Iroquois legend tells of three sisters who sprouted from the body of Sky Woman's daughter, granting the gift of agriculture to the tribes.

Native American Heritage Month: The Three Sisters and working ...

Known as The Three Sisters, these plants demonstrate how people can benefit from working with nature rather than against it.

Three Sisters Storytime with Ms. Erin - YouTube

Discover the Three Sisters agricultural technique through a storytime with Ms. Erin. "The Three Sisters: Indigenous Agricultural Knowledge" ...

The Three Sisters - SEIU503 Local

Indigenous people throughout Turtle Island discovered that the crops have a sacred agricultural relationship. The beans provide nitrogen for the ...

The Three Sisters - Companion Planting - National Park Service

The Three Sisters planting method, commonly known as companion planting, entails growing corn, beans, and squash together in a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Three Sisters (agriculture) - Wikipedia

The Three Sisters (Spanish: tres hermanas) are the three main agricultural crops of various indigenous people of Central and North America: squash, ...

Embracing the Three Sisters Legend - Shop Foodocracy

Meet the sustainer of Indigenous cultures for centuries and one of the original examples of regenerative farming, The Three Sisters.

Three Sisters and Turtle Island — FNTI

The Three Sisters consist of corn, climbing beans, and squash. These crops benefit and support each other through the method of companion planting.

The Legend of the Three Sisters - Oneida Indian Nation

The Cherokee legend involves three women who helped each other stay fed, hydrated and strong on the Trail of Tears.

Three Sisters: Working with Nature | Chickasaw.tv

The Chickasaw have come to know how everything is intertwined in the natural world. The Three Sisters are known as corn, pole beans and squash. They are planted ...

The Three Sisters: Legendary Companion Crops - Discovery

Discovery.com profiles the legendary crops called the Three Sisters: corn, beans, and squash.

How to Plant the Three Sisters | Cornell Garden-Based Learning

How to Plant the Three Sisters · Experience a Haudenosaunee Garden. In this section you will learn how to plant the Three Sisters according to Haudenosaunee ...

Plant a Three Sisters Garden: Corn, Beans, and Squash

Did you know corn, beans, and squash are called the “Three Sisters”? Many Native American tribes planted this trio together because they ...

The Interworking of the Three Sisters - Oneida Indian Nation

Although occasionally augmented by the nuts and berries that grew wild and meat from deer and other game, the Three Sisters together provided ...

"The Three Sisters:" Legends and Facts - Slow Food USA

Planting “The Three Sisters” creates a beneficial relationship — each plant helps the others grow. As older sisters often do, the corn stalks ...