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- The Three sister farming style is used when corn, squash, and beans are all planted in the same field. The benefits of this method are as follows; the maize supports the beans, the beans and maize are shade, and humidity controls for the squash, the squash is the weed suppressant. Recent studies are building off the current benefits and showing The Three sister technique could have more benefits beyond the ones mentioned. The Three Sister method was developed in North America.
- 12,000 years ago hunters decided to try farming. They started with lentil, barley, and peas. Farming started mainly in the middle-east.
- Slash and burn method is used, at the right timing, to replenish soil nutrients. The Slash and Burn Technique was developed to further improve the regular method. This technique was developed 9,500 years ago in Europe
- Chinampas field system involves building canals near swamps. The technique involves letting the mud fill the Chinampas with nutrients, helping the plants grow much more efficiently.
- Another reason Africa was not first is because, you could spend 6 hours gathering and live a healthy life, or spend 9 disease filled hours farming to be unhealthy. As well as being susceptible to climate vulnerability. Around 1,000 BCE to 500CE After generations, people in Africa started to farm.
- Homo Sapiens evolved in Africa, meaning they should be the first to develop farming right? Well the animals in Africa were already well adapted to human, and the other species. In America the animals were not prepared for humans, leading to a quick takeover.
- All of these diffrent methods show how people have built off of the original method, and made it better. All of the methods show improvement and collective learning.
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