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The Mediterranean Diet Gets All the Hype, but Mexican Milpa May Save the World
Today’s Mexican food is a byproduct of an ancient diet and farming technique known as milpa. “It’s a traditional Mesoamerican ...
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What ancient farmers can really teach us about adapting to climate change – and how political power influences success or failure
However, these groups condemned the traditional milpa practice of burning new areas of forest as unsustainable. They instead promoted a “no-burn” version to grow certified organic maize for ...