The three are always grown together and form a complete diet for survival here in the desert. The ancestral Puebloans were dry farmers, relying only on rainfall and snowmelt to water their crops (although we only get about 10 inches of precipitation a year)! The also grew cotton for weaving clothing, amaranth for grain and for red dye.
Unfortunately, I will not be here for the harvest of our Hopi blue corn, but I am able to take a squash with me!
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