The National Mall in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Traditional Croplands
Tierras de cultivo tradicionales
The world derives about 60% of its diet today from foods native to the Americas, including corn, potatoes, tomatoes, quinoa, and even chocolate. Each season some of these foods, which have transformed global cuisine over the last 500 years, are grown in the museum's gardens. You can taste indigenous American ingredients in the museum's Mitsitam Cafe.
Rather than using chemical pesticides, the museum deploys hundreds of ladybugs in the gardens as an organic pest control.
[Spanish translation:]
En lugar de utilizar pesticidas químicos, el museo despliega cientos de mariquitas en sus jardines para controlar las plagas de manera orgánica.
Erected by Smithsonian
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Anthropology & Archaeology • Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 38° 53.283′ N, 77° 0.989′ W. Marker is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in The National Mall. It is at the intersection of Maryland Avenue Southwest and Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling west on Maryland Avenue Southwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 482 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC 20024, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Cardinal Direction Marker: South
Other markers no longer nearby. Traditional Croplands (has been replaced with this marker); Cardinal Direction Marker: South (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Sunflower • Wádxaweew (wah-ha-way-oh) (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Nora Naranjo-Morse (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Lunar Calendars (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Nora Naranjo-Morse (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Meadow (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Can you find symbols… (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Sassafras • Wináhk (Wee-nock) (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Eastern Redcedar • Muráhk (mah-dok) (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Swamp Milkweed • Wihsakán (wee-sah-quam) (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Cardinal Direction Markers (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
