Comments on: Native American Foods – The Key To Good Eating in America http://www.veganreader.com/2009/09/10/native-american-foods-the-key-to-good-eating-in-america/ Thoughtful Reading For A Compassionate Planet Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:47:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://www.veganreader.com/2009/09/10/native-american-foods-the-key-to-good-eating-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-4844 admin Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:17:12 +0000 http://www.veganreader.com/?p=216#comment-4844 Welcome Kat! We are so glad you took the time to leave your comment, and want to honor you and your Hopi ancestors - some of the most wonderfully spiritual people in all the world. We, too, believe that growing your own food is one of the finest and smartest of life choices and wish you luck with you micro greens. Sounds absolutely delicious! Please, come again! Mim Welcome Kat!
We are so glad you took the time to leave your comment, and want to honor you and your Hopi ancestors – some of the most wonderfully spiritual people in all the world. We, too, believe that growing your own food is one of the finest and smartest of life choices and wish you luck with you micro greens. Sounds absolutely delicious! Please, come again!
Mim

]]> By: Kat http://www.veganreader.com/2009/09/10/native-american-foods-the-key-to-good-eating-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-4843 Kat Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:09:55 +0000 http://www.veganreader.com/?p=216#comment-4843 I'm happy to know there are many "Indians" left that are not afraid to put forth there culture My daughter's father is american indian. I would take my daughter to the pow wows, we had great fun dancing. And the food is very delicious. My ancestors are hopi indians as well as europeans. I myself have been getting more involved with taking my food choices into my own hands. I just started, sprout and micro-greens farming indoors, and can't wait til spring to start my seeds for fresh leafy veggies and fruits. It saves money and u know what goes into ur body. Thank you for the encouraging article. Peace and happiness to you and yours. I’m happy to know there are many “Indians” left that are not afraid to put forth there culture
My daughter’s father is american indian. I would take my daughter to the pow wows, we had great fun dancing. And the food is very delicious. My ancestors are hopi indians as well as europeans. I myself have been getting more involved with taking my food choices into my own hands. I just started, sprout and micro-greens farming indoors, and can’t wait til spring to start my seeds for fresh leafy veggies and fruits. It saves money and u know what goes into ur body. Thank you for the encouraging article. Peace and happiness to you and yours.

]]> By: admin http://www.veganreader.com/2009/09/10/native-american-foods-the-key-to-good-eating-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-4459 admin Thu, 05 May 2011 18:51:22 +0000 http://www.veganreader.com/?p=216#comment-4459 Welcome Maxine, Sorry for the delay in publishing your comment. We have been so busy on the farm. Now, the first step for you is to find our what zone you are in. Every planting zone in the U.S. has a number designated. That should help you begin. You can Google 'find my planting zone' and get an answer to this. Then, if there are good nurseries where you live, you can visit them and ask the nursery workers what veggies grow best in your region. Always pick organic seeds and plants when you can. As for what to add to your soil, the very best thing you can do is start a compost pile in your garden, building it up with layers of vegetable scraps and dry matter (dried leaves, dried grasses, etc). Water and turn this pile every so often and you will eventually have wonder, dark, rich soil to add to your veggie beds. Every planting zone is different. I'm sure you can grow wonderful food in Utah. You will just need to discover the varieties that grow best where you live. Nursery people can help, and best of all, if you can find local small farmers to speak to, you can learn a ton from their experience. Good luck and thank you so much for your kind praise! Mim Welcome Maxine,
Sorry for the delay in publishing your comment. We have been so busy on the farm.

Now, the first step for you is to find our what zone you are in. Every planting zone in the U.S. has a number designated. That should help you begin. You can Google ‘find my planting zone’ and get an answer to this. Then, if there are good nurseries where you live, you can visit them and ask the nursery workers what veggies grow best in your region. Always pick organic seeds and plants when you can. As for what to add to your soil, the very best thing you can do is start a compost pile in your garden, building it up with layers of vegetable scraps and dry matter (dried leaves, dried grasses, etc). Water and turn this pile every so often and you will eventually have wonder, dark, rich soil to add to your veggie beds.

Every planting zone is different. I’m sure you can grow wonderful food in Utah. You will just need to discover the varieties that grow best where you live. Nursery people can help, and best of all, if you can find local small farmers to speak to, you can learn a ton from their experience.

Good luck and thank you so much for your kind praise!
Mim

]]> By: Maxine http://www.veganreader.com/2009/09/10/native-american-foods-the-key-to-good-eating-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-4451 Maxine Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:09:59 +0000 http://www.veganreader.com/?p=216#comment-4451 I Loved this article. Being in northern utah I wondered what I could plant in my first garden. How to plant to make the most of my parcel of land. How can i give back to the earth for her bounty? What should i do to my soil to provide as much nutrition to the plants, etc. Thank you Mim. You are an inspiration to my hungry spirit. I Loved this article. Being in northern utah I wondered what I could plant in my first garden. How to plant to make the most of my parcel of land. How can i give back to the earth for her bounty? What should i do to my soil to provide as much nutrition to the plants, etc. Thank you Mim. You are an inspiration to my hungry spirit.

]]> By: admin http://www.veganreader.com/2009/09/10/native-american-foods-the-key-to-good-eating-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-4415 admin Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:04:21 +0000 http://www.veganreader.com/?p=216#comment-4415 Greetings JK, There are several terms that are almost interchangeable, including the milpa, the three sisters, etc. Here on our family farm, we practice this type of farming: beans growing up corn, and squashes amongst them. However, in many places, additional crops were grown, depending on the climate (sunflowers, avocado trees, etc.) So glad you like this article and thank you for sharing what you have learned! Mim Greetings JK,
There are several terms that are almost interchangeable, including the milpa, the three sisters, etc. Here on our family farm, we practice this type of farming: beans growing up corn, and squashes amongst them. However, in many places, additional crops were grown, depending on the climate (sunflowers, avocado trees, etc.)

So glad you like this article and thank you for sharing what you have learned!
Mim

]]> By: jk http://www.veganreader.com/2009/09/10/native-american-foods-the-key-to-good-eating-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-4268 jk Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:44:43 +0000 http://www.veganreader.com/?p=216#comment-4268 Milpa ? In Mexico it's referred to as the Three Sisters. As I understand the practice many years ago; the corn came up first & provided a support for the beans. The beans grew on the stalk & provided some nitrogen for the heavy feeding corn. The squash plants shaded out weeds. All this was planted in a large dish shaped mound where rainfall (if available) could collect & slowly trickle down to the roots. Dried manure could be mixed into the planting hole, maybe with ashes from the fires. I wouldn't be surprised at all if urine was mixed with water to feed the hungry plants. Corn especially needs a lot of nitrogen. Typically, this was the main source of protein in isolated hot & hilly self sufficient communities where herd grazing was not possible. Low protein meant that the people did not grow as tall as us Europeans. I'm sure they ate other food especially at fiesta time. Meat was a real treat for them. Here we can choose to be vegetarians / vegan and have an unlimited source of supply for our needs but this was not available then. I really liked this excellent article. Milpa ? In Mexico it’s referred to as the Three Sisters. As I understand the practice many years ago; the corn came up first & provided a support for the beans. The beans grew on the stalk & provided some nitrogen for the heavy feeding corn. The squash plants shaded out weeds. All this was planted in a large dish shaped mound where rainfall (if available) could collect & slowly trickle down to the roots. Dried manure could be mixed into the planting hole, maybe with ashes from the fires. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if urine was mixed with water to feed the hungry plants. Corn especially needs a lot of nitrogen. Typically, this was the main source of protein in isolated hot & hilly self sufficient communities where herd grazing was not possible. Low protein meant that the people did not grow as tall as us Europeans. I’m sure they ate other food especially at fiesta time. Meat was a real treat for them. Here we can choose to be vegetarians / vegan and have an unlimited source of supply for our needs but this was not available then. I really liked this excellent article.

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]]> By: admin http://www.veganreader.com/2009/09/10/native-american-foods-the-key-to-good-eating-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-2392 admin Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:47:37 +0000 http://www.veganreader.com/?p=216#comment-2392 Welcome, Jenna! What a wonderful comment to receive. Thank you so much for your kind praise. And yes, those little squashes are incredibly dear to my heart! I can hardly wait to get planting them again, now that spring is almost here. In no time at all, the best food of the year will be ours for the eating. Thank you again for taking the time to let us know you enjoyed this article. We really enjoyed writing it! Mim Welcome, Jenna!
What a wonderful comment to receive. Thank you so much for your kind praise. And yes, those little squashes are incredibly dear to my heart! I can hardly wait to get planting them again, now that spring is almost here. In no time at all, the best food of the year will be ours for the eating. Thank you again for taking the time to let us know you enjoyed this article. We really enjoyed writing it!
Mim

]]> By: Jenna http://www.veganreader.com/2009/09/10/native-american-foods-the-key-to-good-eating-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-2380 Jenna Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:07:22 +0000 http://www.veganreader.com/?p=216#comment-2380 This is such a charming, inspirational article! I love the way you refer to squashes as little friends. Thank you very much for writing this. It's given me a ton of inspiration for my garden, and I've enjoyed reading every syllable. This is such a charming, inspirational article! I love the way you refer to squashes as little friends. Thank you very much for writing this. It’s given me a ton of inspiration for my garden, and I’ve enjoyed reading every syllable.

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