The Native Americann Gardening

C?n??d?r?ng h?w corn, beans, ??u??h and ?th?r "N?w World" foods h?v? ?h?ng?d the ??ur?? ?f hum?n ?ultur?, th? time ?? r??? t? t?k? a fresh look ?t N?t?v? Am?r???n gardening. H?r?, within easy r???h, is one of th? gr??t??t horticultural treasures a ???t?m of g?rd?n?ng th?t is, b? d?f?n?t??n, ?n icon ?f biodiversity. Offering a rich ?rr?? ?f unusual tastes and t?xtur??, th? Native Am?r???n garden ?? part ?nd ??r??l of wh?t I consider the "??ul" ?f Am?r???n f??d. And yet the full ?t?r? ?? n?t exactly a h???? one. M?n? people who ?r? ?nt?r??t?d ?n green living ?r? turning t? Native Am?r???n g?rd?n?ng t??hn??u?? t? l??rn h?w foods w?r? gr?wn in th? ???t. N?t?v? Americans h?d to survive ?n what they grew, as w?ll ?? what was ?v??l?bl? ?n the wild, for th??r ?urv?v?l. Some ?f the t??hn??u?? th?t th?? u??d ?n the past ?r? ?t?ll used ?u?????full? today.