In connection with the Aztec New Year, Houston Botanic Garden and Xochipilli Collective will host a Celebration of the Planting of Corn. The celebration will include storytelling and a dance performance by Danza Azteca Taxcayolotl and Danza Chikawa de Conroe, based on Native American myths derived from the seed of the corn.
There will also be a demonstration planting of a Three Sisters Garden, a Native American guild planting technique with squash, because their leaves create a natural mulch to protect the soil from drying out, beans to fix nitrogen in the soil, and corn, which acts as a trellis for the beans.
Participants will receive corn, bean, and squash seeds to take home for a Three Sisters Garden of their own. Families will also be able to do a craft activity together and shop a market of Indigenous craft vendors.
In connection with the Aztec New Year, Houston Botanic Garden and Xochipilli Collective will host a Celebration of the Planting of Corn. The celebration will include storytelling and a dance performance by Danza Azteca Taxcayolotl and Danza Chikawa de Conroe, based on Native American myths derived from the seed of the corn.
There will also be a demonstration planting of a Three Sisters Garden, a Native American guild planting technique with squash, because their leaves create a natural mulch to protect the soil from drying out, beans to fix nitrogen in the soil, and corn, which acts as a trellis for the beans.
Participants will receive corn, bean, and squash seeds to take home for a Three Sisters Garden of their own. Families will also be able to do a craft activity together and shop a market of Indigenous craft vendors.
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$20; free for members.