Traditional Croplands

Traditional Croplands (HM22YK)

Location: Washington, DC 20024
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 53.286', W 77° 0.992'

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Agricultural Gifts to the World
About 60 percent of the world's diet today is derived from Native American foods, such as potatoes, chilies, tomatoes, and even chocolate!

Native peoples encouraged the growth of various plants together (biodiversity), which promoted healthier crops. European colonists greatly impacted these diverse environments by raising crops one at a time, often a monoculture of corn or tobacco.

Native farmers mastered these revolutionary planting techniques:
· Companion planting maintains a balance of nutrients in the soil and prevents erosion by grouping various crops together.
· Seed selection is the practice of saving seeds from plants with desired traits for future use.
· Crop rotation helps restore the soil by planting different crops on a seasonal or annual basis.
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HM NumberHM22YK
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Date Added Friday, November 17th, 2017 at 7:03am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 325102 N 4306291
Decimal Degrees38.88810000, -77.01653333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 53.286', W 77° 0.992'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 53' 17.16" N, 77° 0' 59.52" W
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Area Code(s)202, 301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near , Washington DC 20024, US
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