GIBE Article - Returning the 'three sisters' – corn, beans and squash – to Native American farms nourishes people, land and cultures

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❐ Returning the 'three sisters' – corn, beans and squash – to Native American farms nourishes people, land and cultures

2020 Nov 20

The 'three sisters' are staple foods for many Native American tribes. Marilyn Angel Wynn/Getty Images

For centuries Native Americans intercropped corn, beans and squash because the plants thrived together. A new initiative is measuring health and social benefits from reuniting the "three sisters."