The 'Three Sisters' agricultural system in North America consists of corn, beans, and squash, which are cultivated together to complement each other: corn provides a stalk for beans to climb, beans enrich the soil with nitrogen, and squash covers the ground to prevent weeds.

Authors

• Person: Somin Stalline Organization: African Journal of Food Science and Technology
  Indigenous Foods: A Heritage of Nutrition and Sustainability
• Person: Not available Organization: National Indian Council on Aging
  Indigenous Foods - National Indian Council on Aging

Sources

• Indigenous Foods: A Heritage of Nutrition and Sustainability www.interesjournals.org Somin Stalline · African Journal of Food Science and Technology via serper
• Indigenous Foods - National Indian Council on Aging www.nicoa.org National Indian Council on Aging via serper

Referenced by nodes (4)

• North America location
• beans concept
• Corn concept
• squash concept