Returning the 'three sisters'—corn, beans and squash—to Native American farms nourishes people, land and cultures
Published Date: 11/20/2020
Source: phys.org
Historians know that turkey and corn were part of the first Thanksgiving, when Wampanoag peoples shared a harvest meal with the pilgrims of Plymouth plantation in Massachusetts. And traditional Native American farming practices tell us that squash and beans likely were part of that 1621 dinner too.