Honoring Indigenous Culture
Sonny and Maryann Bishop, owners of the 14-acre sustainability center, have a long-entrenched desire to bring assistance to indigenous people while simultaneously educating the community on ways to live sustainably. The name “Rosebud” was named after the reservation where Sonny was born, and “continuum” can be defined as a continuous sequence that changes and endures as time passes.
The indigenous people existed in peace with Mother Earth for generations, believing that the land is sacred, and it is our desire to work in conjunction with the First Nations to bring about healing
Indigenous Practices at Rosebud Continuum
The Three Sisters of Indigenous Agriculture is an intercropping practice that includes three main crops. These “Three Sisters” are corn, beans, and squash. When planted together they help provide protect and nourishment to each other.
This Indigenous planting method creates biodiversity not seen in the monocropping methods commonly used in modern day agriculture practices.
