In gardens across the continents, people have planted corn, beans, and squash together in small hills of soil. Typically, corn is planted first, followed shortly by beans in the same long, low mound.

Native growers knew that planting corn, beans, squash and sunflowers together produced mutual benefits. Corn stalks created a trellis for beans to climb, and beans’ twining vines secured the corn in ...

Over medium heat, add a swirl of olive oil to the pot of cooked onion along with chopped squash, corn (all but what is set aside for garnish), 1/2 teaspoon cumin and 1 teaspoon salt.

Consider planting the Three Sisters — corn, beans and squash May 28, 2023 at 4:00 a.m. by Peter Sutter ...

For more on Souper Day, check out their website at souperdaygreenbay. com. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil. 1 cup diced onion. 2 tablespoon minced garlic.

Similar to other squashes, zucchini’s ancestors come from Central and South America. However, zucchini was cultivated in Italy in the 1800s and brought to the U.S. in the 1920s. Corn also ...

Corn has a relationship with 85% of the beneficial mycorrhizae that help plants attain the nutrients they need, so don’t grow your corn without inoculating the soil around the plants!