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    Reuniting the Three Sisters: collaborative science with Native growers to improve soil and community health
    with D. G. Kapayou, E. M. Herrighty, C. Gish Hill, V. Cano Camacho, D. M. Winham, and M. D. McDaniel
    Agriculture and Human Values 40 (1): 65-82. 2023.
    Before Euro-American settlement, many Native American nations intercropped maize (_Zea mays_), beans (_Phaseolus vulgaris_), and squash (_Cucurbita pepo_) in what is colloquially called the “Three Sisters.” Here we review the historic importance and consequences of rejuvenation of Three Sisters intercropping (3SI), outline a framework to engage Native growers in community science with positive feedbacks to university research, and present preliminary findings from ethnography and a randomized, r…Read more