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=Basics= | =Basics= | ||
*The name for a type of [[Polyculture]] practiced by the Native North | *The name for a type of [[Polyculture]] practiced by the Native People of North and Central America | ||
*The word "Kionhekwa" is the name the | *The word "Kionhekwa" is the name the Iroquois people used to refer to the process | ||
*In most literature it is also | *In most literature it is also referred to as "The Three Sisters" | ||
*ESSENTAILLY | *ESSENTAILLY: | ||
*[[Maize]] | *[[Maize]] is used to provide structure for the [[Climbing Bean Varieties | Climbing]] [[Beans]] , and [[Squash]] was used for [[Ground Cover]] / as a [[Cover Crop]] | ||
*The beans acted as the [[Nitrogen Fixation]] for the | *The beans acted as the [[Nitrogen Fixation]] for the system | ||
*Thus all parts of the farm support each other, and do better than if there were separate Maize, Beans, and Squash Fields | |||
=Internal Links= | =Internal Links= | ||
Revision as of 17:23, 8 June 2023
Basics
- The name for a type of Polyculture practiced by the Native People of North and Central America
- The word "Kionhekwa" is the name the Iroquois people used to refer to the process
- In most literature it is also referred to as "The Three Sisters"
- ESSENTAILLY:
- Maize is used to provide structure for the Climbing Beans , and Squash was used for Ground Cover / as a Cover Crop
- The beans acted as the Nitrogen Fixation for the system
- Thus all parts of the farm support each other, and do better than if there were separate Maize, Beans, and Squash Fields