Humanities in Medicine DEI Weekly Wrap Up 4: The Three Sisters Agriculture

Namaste, My Humanities in Medicine DEI Diversity Equity and Inclusion family, Dr. Watson here for this week’s Humanities in Medicine DEI Weekly Wrap Up!  The Humanities in Medicine DEI Weekly Wrap Up: A weekly tidbit illustrative of the significance and virtues of various findings in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) arena, occasional healthcare and popular culture literature excerpts, and touches of humor and musicality. For the Week of 1/31/23: The Inaugural HIM Podcast Experience Food Justice Segment. The Three Sisters: Native American Companion Farming Treasures in Nutrition and Food Justice  The Native American Three Sisters- Are corn, beans, and squash crops.  Plant a Three Sisters Garden: Corn, Beans, and Squash | The Old Farmer's Almanac By the time Europeans reached the shores of the Americas, the Indigenous peoples of the northern continent had developed food systems that efficiently utilized their abundant landscape to provide a relatively nutritious diet.  Three sisters' agriculture also developed as a central food system in both the North and the Southeast. The Iroquois and the Cherokee called corn, bean, and squash the three sisters' because they nurture each other like family when planted together. This is referred to as companion agriculture. Agriculturalists placed corn in small hills planting beans around them and interspersing squash throughout of the field. Beans naturally absorb nitrogen from the air and convert it to nitrates, fertilizing the soil for the corn and squash. In return, they are supported by winding their vines around the corn stalks. The squash leaves provide ground cover between the corn and beans, preventing weeds from taking over the field. These three plants thrive together better than when they are planted alone. All Humanities in Medicine Podcast Experience episodes illustrate the significance and virtues of the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) concepts of cultural competence and cultural humility with an extensive healthcare literature review, and touches of world culture, humor and musicality. ALL ages, gender identities, races, nationalities, creeds, religions, and ethnicities worldwide are welcome to enjoy an audio escapist edutainment moment with me, Dr. Watson, the podcast creator, producer, and host. Join me, Dr. Watson, your Chief Diversity Guru, producer, and host, on this groundbreaking audio revolution for a new episode every month on all major podcast hosting platforms. Beneficent Benefactors Always Appreciated: Cash App cash.app/$EMDExecutiveEnt Pay Pal paypal.me/EMDExecutive @EMDExecutive Venmo www.venmo.com/u/EMD-ExecutiveEnterprisesLLC https://mailchi.mp/b5aa2f5d3b58/the-elementary-my-dear-humanities-in-medicine-podcast-experience If you wish to donate to support and contribute to the Elementary My Dear Humanities in Medicine Podcast Experience revolution, becoming a supporter and benefactor to the creation of avant-garde content of exceptional quality, again, feel free to do so at the information listed in the description area. Pertinent hashtags include: #livewellwithdrmichelle #learnwellwithdrmichelle #laughwellwithdrmichelle #firstamericanshealthservice As always, be certain to like, share, subscribe, and comment!