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

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