{"product_id":"and-another-thing-current-events-three-sisters-farming-annual","title":"And Another Thing CURRENT EVENTS, Three Sisters Farming (ANNUAL)","description":"\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 draggable=\"false\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🔒 Annual Member Version\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIf you can see it but can’t click it, it’s a VIP thing. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.onelessthing.net\/account\" title=\"Login to your ACCOUNT\"\u003eLogin\u003c\/a\u003e if you are a member or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.onelessthing.net\/collections\/and-another-thing\/products\/and-another-thing-monthly-membership\" title=\"Join the MONTHLY Membership\"\u003eUPGRADE\u003c\/a\u003e to join the club.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e- - - ABOUT THIS WEEK'S CURRENT EVENT ARTICLE ⤵\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"feed\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"article\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🌽 Three Sisters Farming: Corn, Beans, and Squash\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCorn, beans, and squash feel like they have always been part of the international diet, yet none of them existed outside the Americas until just over 500 years ago. These articles help students understand how Indigenous farmers grew the three crops together, how they spread around the world, and how scientists are testing the method on a modern scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis packet introduces students to the Three Sisters system and the question of whether an ancient garden trick can work on a production farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eStudents will explore Three Sisters farming through:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow corn, beans, and squash support each other in one mound, from corn as a natural bean pole to bean roots adding nitrogen to the soil to squash leaves blocking weeds and holding moisture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Columbian Exchange carried the three crops to Europe, Africa, and China, including corn becoming a staple in Italy and beans becoming an important protein source in Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow researchers compared mixed plots with single-crop fields over two growing seasons, measuring soil moisture, crop yield, and soil nitrogen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy single-crop fields produced more of one crop while the mixed plots produced more total food per acre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow a corn plant under insect attack releases a scent that calls in predator insects, and how nearby beans may pick up on that signal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA great tie-in for: plant science, agricultural history, the Columbian Exchange, crop systems, and fall harvest units.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eUtilizing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ecurrent events in agriculture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e is always just another thing to do that you probably don't have time for. 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