Three Sisters Garden: Corn, Beans, Squash - A Native American tradition

Early European settlers would certainly never have survived without the gift of the Three Sisters from the Native Americans, the story behind our Thanksgiving celebration. Celebrating the importance of these gifts, not only to the Pilgrims but also to civilizations around the globe that readily adopted these New World crops, adds meaning to modern garden practices Success with a Three Sisters garden involves careful attention to timing, seed spacing, and varieties. In many areas, if you simply plant all three in the same hole at the same time, the result will be a snarl of vines in which the corn gets overwhelmed! Instructions for Planting Your Own Three Sisters Garden in a 10 x 10 square When to plant:Sow seeds any time after spring night temperatures are in the 50 degree range, up through June. What to plant: Corn must be planted in several rows rather than one long row to ensure adequate pollination. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Sustainable Urban Farming Initiative | Engage Pittsburgh Concept: A summary of the idea, the needs it serves, and a description of a possible pilot program Many Pittsburgh neighborhoods are scattered with vacant lots and unused land, sitting dormant and in need of development. Reclaiming these lots for productive community-use green space addresses issues of community connection, health and nutrition, and urban decay. Urban farms can serve a variety of community needs: inspire and educate residents about the environment and nutrition encourage personal investment in and cooperative ownership of community assetsreverse the effects of urban blight and revitalize community life By partnering with existing community garden organizations, sustainability advocates, youth groups, schools, and CDCs, this project would develop an organization supporting a network of green sites, community gardens, and urban farms. This organization could facilitate the sharing of best practices to develop a model for successful urban farming. Priorities: Concerns:

How to Make a Dehydrator: 10 steps Edit Article Solar DehydratorsElectric Dehydrators Edited by Fianchetto, Awesomewriter44, BR, Colby! Preserving food by the dehydration method is a great alternative to canning and freezing. Ad Steps Method 1 of 2: Solar Dehydrators 1Obtain a long, shallow cardboard box. Method 2 of 2: Electric Dehydrators 1Obtain a heavy-duty cardboard box, similar to a computer box. Tips Use larger box, such as computer box, for electric dehydrators.Consult with local extension experts or online for specific information on dehydrating.For solar dehydrators, choose the spot near your home that receives sun for most of the day.

Beekeeping beekeeping in Serbia Beekeeping (or apiculture, from Latin: apis "bee") is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives, by humans. A beekeeper (or apiarist) keeps bees in order to collect their honey and other products that the hive produces (including beeswax, propolis, pollen, and royal jelly), to pollinate crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. A location where bees are kept is called an apiary or "bee yard". Depictions of humans collecting honey from wild bees date to 15,000 years ago, efforts to domesticate them are shown in Egyptian art around 4,500 years ago. History of beekeeping[edit] At some point humans began to attempt to domesticate wild bees in artificial hives made from hollow logs, wooden boxes, pottery vessels, and woven straw baskets or "skeps". There was an unsuccessful attempt to introduce bees to Mesopotamia in the 8th century BCE by Shamash-resh-ușur, the governor of Mari and Suhu. Origins[edit] Wild honey harvesting[edit]