Mexican Milpa Is the Ancient Way of Farming and Eating That Ensures a Delicious Future
"A St. Louis restaurant opened by brothers Alex and Jeff Henry that draws from their family's Mayan roots and specializes in cuisine from Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Chef Alex Henry explains milpa in detail: “It’s a traditional Mesoamerican farming technique where the three sisters — maize, pumpkin, and beans — are grown together.” He describes how it functions agriculturally: “It starts with maize which takes nitrogen from the soil. Beans replace nitrogen in the soil," - Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu
