Today’s Mexican food is a byproduct of an ancient diet and farming technique known as milpa. “It’s a traditional Mesoamerican farming technique where the three sisters — maize, pumpkin ...

Inspired by the traditional agricultural practices of the Mesoamerican "milpa" farming system, we embrace sustainable heirloom corn masa for our dishes, from our tacos to our tetelas. We also have ...

Most gardeners can plant and harvest corn twice a year, and those with adequate irrigation might even manage three crops. The current corn harvest ... patch—dedicated to growing corn, known as a milpa ...

Every year for many years the people of Milpa Alta, Mexico, have prepared a meal before Christmas, the magnitude of which would seem to require a miracle. Sixty thousand tamales and 5,000 gallons ...