Based on the agronomy of the Maya and of other Mesoamerican peoples, the milpa system is used to produce crops of maize, beans, and squash without employing artificial pesticides and artificial fertilizers.

The milpa, a traditional farming system practiced by the indigenous Maya people of Central America and southern Mexico, involves rotating agricultural plots – usually with corn, beans, squash, and other vegetables – within a forested area.

The Maya milpa entails a rotation of annual crops with a series of managed and enriched intermediate stages of short-term perennial shrubs and trees, culminating in the re-establishment of mature closed forest on the once-cultivated parcel.

La milpa maya peninsular: antigüedad, fortalezas y futuro. Descubre las voces y relatos que dan vida al campo yucateco. Crónicas, entrevistas y experiencias que reflejan la riqueza cultural, los desafíos y la sabiduría de los campesinos mayas. Cada historia es una ventana a su mundo, un puente entre su legado y el presente.

What is the Milpa Cycle? The Maya use a sustainable method of farming and managing the Maya forest called the milpa cycle. The cycle spans approximately 20 years and involves the skilled selection of plant species to sustain the Maya Forest as …

Aug 1, 2013 · Here, we examine the contemporary milpa, a type of swidden agriculture common to Latin America and historically used by the Maya people of the lowlands of southern Mexico and northern Central America; we focus on one group in particular, the Lakandon people of Chiapas.

Sep 16, 2019 · To sustain Chichén Itzá’s large population, the Maya cultivated crops through an agricultural method known as milpa. Milpa is a type of sustainable farming historically practiced by the Maya in the Yucatán and other parts of Mesoamerica.

Jul 30, 2022 · A time when one of the Maya’s main resources is coming to an end: the "milpa." The low jungle of our state is a source for food, medicine, and the materials needed to sustain life. It is also where the Maya choose a space to grow the food they’ll need until the next harvest.

Maya forest gardeners traditionally have Four Stages of the Milpa Cycle: Over the course of two decades, a milpa cycles through 4 distinguishable stages. Though each stage has defined characteristics, there is overlap as the milpa transitions from one stage to the next.

Jul 24, 1992 · Ich Kool, the Peninsular Maya milpa, is a traditional agroforestry system, formed by a polyculture that makes for a dynamic living space full of genetic resources. It is also the foundation of a production and sociocultural system characterized by its knowledge and cultural adaptations that Mayan farmers have developed through millennia.