native crops
Original regional plants
Native crops are plants that originated and evolved in a particular region before being introduced elsewhere, cultivated by indigenous peoples long before colonial contact.
The term distinguishes these from crops brought by later settlers: Corn, squash, and beans are native crops of the Americas.
Native crops often figure in discussions of sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty.
- taroEdible tropical corm
- cassavaStarchy tropical root vegetable
- root vegetablesEdible underground plant parts
- quinoaEdible seed from Andes
- amaranthEdible-seeded flowering plant
ancient grains · maize · teff · sorghum · slash and burn · indigenous farming · seed banks · landrace · dry farming · millet · camas · Three Sisters · wild rice · staple foods · food plants · breadfruit · heirloom varieties · medicinal herbs
- food traditionstraditional cooking, regional cuisine, ethnic cuisine, family recipes, heirloom recipes
- Andean agriculturequinoa, potatoes, potato, terraces, terrace farming
- crop diversitycultivars, landraces, heirloom varieties, ancient grains, heirloom seeds
- ethnobotanyayahuasca, peyote, coca, coca leaf, cannabis
- indigenous farmingthree sisters, terrace farming, terraces, terracing, maize
- food culturefood customs, table manners, food traditions, culinary traditions, dining etiquette