'Forgotten' water harvesting system transforms 'barren wasteland' into thriving farmland

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Buried beneath Michigan’s forests, a massive indigenous farming system is reshaping our understanding of ancient America. #AncientInnovation #HiddenHistories #IndigenousFarming

https://geekoo.news/the-hidden-farms-beneath-michigans-forests/

The Hidden Farms Beneath Michigan’s Forests | Geekoo

A forest in Michigan hides a 1,000-year-old indigenous farming system so advanced it’s rewriting the story of pre-Colonial America. Here’s what archaeologists found.

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"Many methods used by tribal producers yield equivalent or higher outcomes than the practices stipulated for reimbursement by the US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, yet they are not always eligible for the same payments because they are based on methods instead of equivalent outcomes."
#IndigenousFarming #Sustainability #ClimateChange #EcosystemManagement
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Reform Federal Policies to Enable Native American Regenerative Agriculture

The federal government should embrace Native-led agriculture practices to better conserve ecosystems and incentivize carbon sequestration.

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