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Back on campus, the interns spent days weeding out a gardening space in front of the Physics Building. They took careful precaution to research various weeds present in the space before pulling, and to leave alone plants with potential benefits for the garden and the community, such as dandelions. Rowan, one of Field to Fire\u2019s interns, gathered various edible plants to bring home and use in her cooking. The remaining weeds were donated to the UWM Office of Sustainability for composting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The internship also\u00a0utilizes\u00a0the rooftop garden above the Sandburg Residence Halls, which was originally built in 2012 and has served a variety of purposes over the years, including growing produce for the campus food pantry. Today, the rooftop garden features 37 Three Sisters mounds, created using traditional Haudenosaunee planting methods. In this tradition, corn, beans, and squash are planted together in small mounds, with corn planted\u00a0first\u00a0and beans and squash added once the corn reaches approximately six inches in height.\u00a0Utilizing traditional planting methods such as the three\u00a0sisters\u00a0mounds not only keep cultural practices\u00a0alive but\u00a0also\u00a0benefits\u00a0the local ecosystem in\u00a0which\u00a0is home to these plants.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Field to Fire\u2019s crops have sprouted and are growing steadily with no complications. They are also taking care of wild strawberry plants sprouted on the rooftop from previous gardeners, which they intend on harvesting later in the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On September 29th at 12 PM, the internship will conclude with a gathering at the EQI Fire Circle where the interns and our community can share a soup made from their harvest. The Field to Fire interns are excited to continue developing their relationship with the seeds, and to see how they can nurture our community during the fall harvest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Written by Silvia Steffes<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Electa Quinney Institute\u2019s Field to Fire internship, with a cohort of four interns, are using traditional methods to grow the three sisters (beans, corn, and squash) in gardens both on and beyond campus! Ukwakhwa: Tsinu\u00a0Niyukwayay\u028cthoslua\u00a0(in Oneida, this means \u2018Our Foods: where …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38835,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"uwm_unpublish_requested":false,"yoast_head":"\n