1,000 years ago, Native farmers transformed Michigan's forests into vast ridged fields of corn, beans, and squash. Drone lidar just mapped the most complete ancient agricultural site in the eastern U.S. #Archaeology #IndigenousFarming #Menominee @science.org
The Forest Fields of the North
Ancient Menominee Agriculture and the Rewriting of Eastern North American Farming History
www.anthropology.net
June 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
1,000 years ago, Native farmers transformed Michigan's forests into vast ridged fields of corn, beans, and squash. Drone lidar just mapped the most complete ancient agricultural site in the eastern U.S. #Archaeology #IndigenousFarming #Menominee @science.org
..methods used by tribal producers yield...higher outcomes than the practices stipulated...by...Natural Resources Conservation Service, yet they are not...eligible for the same payments because they are based on methods instead of equivalent outcomes. #IndigenousFarming
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Reform Federal Policies to Enable Native American Regenerative Agriculture
The federal government should embrace Native-led agriculture practices to better conserve ecosystems and incentivize carbon sequestration.
issues.org
September 20, 2024 at 5:42 PM
..methods used by tribal producers yield...higher outcomes than the practices stipulated...by...Natural Resources Conservation Service, yet they are not...eligible for the same payments because they are based on methods instead of equivalent outcomes. #IndigenousFarming
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Buried beneath Michigan’s forests, a massive indigenous farming system is reshaping our understanding of ancient America. #AncientInnovation #HiddenHistories #IndigenousFarming
The Hidden Farms Beneath Michigan’s Forests
A forest in Michigan hides a 1,000-year-old indigenous farming system so advanced it’s rewriting the story of pre-Colonial America. Here’s what archaeologists found.
geekoo.news
June 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Buried beneath Michigan’s forests, a massive indigenous farming system is reshaping our understanding of ancient America. #AncientInnovation #HiddenHistories #IndigenousFarming
I love these Orca Beans that I got in the seed swap. #indigenousfarming #gardening #heirloom… <a href="http://instagram.com/p/liUKe2NkHb/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://instagram.com/p/liUKe2NkHb/
November 6, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I love these Orca Beans that I got in the seed swap. #indigenousfarming #gardening #heirloom… <a href="http://instagram.com/p/liUKe2NkHb/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://instagram.com/p/liUKe2NkHb/
Guo, J., Mooney, H., Wu, P. et al. Adapting the Indigenous Three Sisters system to modern row cropping practices. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 45, 47 (2025).
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#IndigenousFarming #RowCrops
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Adapting the Indigenous Three Sisters system to modern row cropping practices - Agronomy for Sustainable Development
The Indigenous companion planting technique known as the Three Sisters system improves soil health, weed control, and crop yields by combining mutually beneficial crops. However, existing research foc...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Guo, J., Mooney, H., Wu, P. et al. Adapting the Indigenous Three Sisters system to modern row cropping practices. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 45, 47 (2025).
doi.org/10.1007/s135...
#IndigenousFarming #RowCrops
doi.org/10.1007/s135...
#IndigenousFarming #RowCrops