Three Sisters Gardens

Welcome to our website. We've chosen the name Three Sisters for our community garden to reflect the loving support of the three churches who are sharing in this project. But the name also refers to an intercropping gardening technique in which crops grow along side each other. There are many variants, but plants like corn, squash, and beans are often used. This type of planting was common among Native American groups.

The different attributes of the crops benefit the entire group. The stalks of the corn supply support for the beans. The beans add nitrogen to the soil. The leaves of the squash keep down weeds and retain moisture in the soil. By growing together, the crops grow better. That's how we like to think of our community and church, too.