{"podcast":{"title":"Good Growing","slug":"good-growing-421021","podcast_index_feed_id":421021,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/good-growing","website_url":"https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6x66R9DjmhFzZrmi4ocJQvs5zcgts82CnV8DQcrZaWU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNDE1LzE2ODk3/OTA0NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Chris Enroth","episode_count":330,"summary":"Talking all things horticulture, ecology, and design.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T22:20:17.877833+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-growing-421021"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 252 Growing together: Three Sisters gardening | #GoodGrowing","slug":"ep-252-growing-together-three-sisters-gardening-goodgrowing","published_at":"2026-05-15T11:38:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-growing-421021/ep-252-growing-together-three-sisters-gardening-goodgrowing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-growing-421021","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/18709a4f","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/18709a4f/a6ae2763.mp3","summary":"This week on the Good Growing Podcast, we dig into the Three Sisters gardening method, an Indigenous planting system that brings corn, beans, and squash together in a mutually beneficial way. Learn about the history and cultural significance behind the Three Sisters, how these three crops support one another in the garden, tips for trying it yourself at home, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EZmR9h-dhmQ Skip to what you want to know: 00:36 – Have we ever tried the Three Sisters Gardening technique? 03:07 – Land acknowledgment 09:20 – The origin of the Three Sisters 16:31 – What is Three Sisters agriculture/gardening? 20:41 – Growing the Three Sisters 31:50 – Is it an effective way to grow? 39:53 – Eating the harvest 50:05 – The Honorable Harvest 57:26 – Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye! More information The Mohawk story of creation: Lee Claremont, TEDx Penticton Historical Indigenous Food Preparation Using Produce of the Three Sisters Intercropping System An Evaluation of the Productivity of the Native American 'Three Sisters' Agriculture System in Northern Wisconsin Yield, growth, and labor demands of growing maize, beans, and squash in monoculture versus the Three Sisters Root foraging elicits niche complementarity-dependent yield advantage in the ancient ‘three sisters’ (maize/bean/squash) polyculture Uncovering Cahokia’s Food History & Forgotten Farmscapes Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.edu Ken Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Emily Swihart: eswihart@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https:// go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https:// go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these produ…","meta_description":"This week on the Good Growing Podcast, we dig into the Three Sisters gardening method, an Indigenous planting system that brings corn, beans, and squash t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3588,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/good-growing-421021/episodes/ep-252-growing-together-three-sisters-gardening-goodgrowing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-growing-421021/ep-252-growing-together-three-sisters-gardening-goodgrowing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}