Ep. 252 Growing together: Three Sisters gardening | #GoodGrowing

This week on the Good Growing Podcast, we dig into the Three Sisters gardening method, an Indigenous planting system that brings corn, beans, and squash together in a mutually beneficial way. Learn about the history and cultural significance behind the Three Sisters, how these three crops support one another in the garden, tips for trying it yourself at home, and more!   Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EZmR9h-dhmQ   Skip to what you want to know:    00:36 – Have we ever tried the Three Sisters Gardening technique?  03:07 – Land acknowledgment   09:20 – The origin of the Three Sisters   16:31 – What is Three Sisters agriculture/gardening?  20:41 – Growing the Three Sisters  31:50 – Is it an effective way to grow?  39:53 – Eating the harvest  50:05 – The Honorable Harvest  57:26 – Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye!  More informationThe Mohawk story of creation: Lee Claremont, TEDx Penticton Historical Indigenous Food Preparation Using Produce of the Three Sisters Intercropping System An Evaluation of the Productivity of the Native American 'Three Sisters' Agriculture System in Northern Wisconsin Yield, growth, and labor demands of growing maize, beans, and squash in monoculture versus the Three Sisters  Root foraging elicits niche complementarity-dependent yield advantage in the ancient ‘three sisters’ (maize/bean/squash) polyculture  Uncovering Cahokia’s Food History & Forgotten Farmscapes  Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.eduKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.eduEmily Swihart: eswihart@illinois.edu  Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.  Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk --You can find us on most podcast platforms.  iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377     Tunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR    Vurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/    Listen notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/    Ivy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902    Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us