Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Americas
World Vegetables
The potato, adapted to the wide variety of climates in the Andes Mountains, was among the first plants cultivated by people in Peru, more than 10,000 years ago. Maize (corn) is believed to have been grown originally in the fertile valleys of southern Mexico more than 8,000 years ago.
Food for thought
Through travel and trade, people transported native crops of the Americas worldwide. Today, many of these crops are associated with cuisines far beyond the Americasthink potatoes and Ireland, tomatoes and Italy, or hot peppers and Thailand.
green tip
Let your plants help each other grow. For Native Americans, corn, beans, and squash are "three sisters" are traditionally planted together. The cornstalk is a natural pole for bean vines to climb. Bean vines improve soil fertility by fixing nitrogen in their roots and help stabilize the corn plant Shallow-rooted, prickly-leafed squash vines shade out emerging weeds, prevent soil moisture evaporated, and discourage herbivores.
Erected by Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era
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Location. 40° 39.912′ N, 73° 57.802′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It can be reached from Flatbush Avenue 0.1 miles north of Empire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 455 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn NY 11225, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Fruitful Harvest (here, next to this marker); Potato (here, next to this marker); Teff (here, next to this marker); Cucumber (here, next to this marker); East Asia and South Asia / Pacific and Southeast Asia
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
