Explanation: In North America, indigenous peoples widely used an agricultural system known as the 'Three Sisters'. Squash, corn, and beans would be planted near each other, and each of the three crops would assist the growth of the other. This practice is known, in a broader sense, as 'companion planting'. While companion planting was known as a concept to European cultures, it was much less widespread.

Typically of European colonists of the period, the system was ignored when colonists began moving into the area, and it would take hundreds of years after colonization for the efficiency of the system to be fully appreciated by European-derived cultures.