CTS 10-12: Agriculture: Traditional Knowledge

Clam gardens are an Indigenous science and technology used for millennia to create ideal habitats for clams to thrive and in turn create abundant sustainable food sources for Indigenous peoples.

This article highlights five Indigenous farming practices that have helped shape sustainable farming systems and practices all over the world.

By decoding the DNA of the beaked hazelnut, a team of scientists is providing new insight into how ancestral Indigenous peoples stewarded plants across the province.

For many Indigenous communities, three seeds - corn, beans, and squash represent the most important crops. When planted together, the Three Sisters, work together to help one another thrive and survive.

For millennia, Indigenous communities have maintained forest gardens, a type of historically managed ecosystem, along the Pacific Northwest coast.

Get to know the story of the Three Sisters, and what we can learn about sustainably growing food from Indigenous practices.

Learn about a Canadian government project to learn more about why the Three Sister works so well together in agriculture and ways their growth could be more optimized.

This article examines traditional Indigenous farming in Southern Ontario which has been practiced for more than 1000 years.