American Agriculture History Minute: Native American Agricultural Practices

On Monday, all 8th grade students in Birkenes were invited to a school day in rural surroundings on the farms of neighbors Christian Espegren, Linn Grødum Homme and Tor Arnfinn Homme.

American Agriculture History Minute: Native American Agricultural Practices

Three Sisters mound cultureSpencer-Nägy, via Wikimedia Commons Mark Oppold presents an American Agriculture History Minute, focusing on the agricultural history of Colorado. Mark Oppold describes how early settlers discovered Native Americans practicing the Three Sisters farming method, growing corn, soybeans, and squash in the Colorado territory. Mark further explains that the Arkansas River served as a boundary between Mexican and U.S. territo…