{"id":67464,"key":"Waffle_garden","title":"Waffle garden","latest":{"id":1223039,"timestamp":"2026-01-08T21:46:16Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"'''Waffle gardens''' are a traditional agricultural practice of the Zuni people of the Southwest [[United States]]. Water is held in sunken square garden beds, laid out in a grid [[pattern]]. The recent revival of waffle gardening has incorporated modern elements such as [[drip irrigation]]. This practice is adapted to drylands.\n\n== External links ==\n\n* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130109081326/http://www.zunispirits.com:80/2009/wafflegarden.html A:shiwi A:wan Museum waffle garden, 2002]\n* [http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jun/22/news/admn-traditions22 \"Sowing Seeds of Zuni Tradition,\" ''Los Angeles Times'', 2003]\n* [http://www.off-grid.net/irrigation-secrets-of-the-ancients/ \"Irrigation secrets of the ancients,\" off-grid.net]\n* [http://web.archive.org/web/20191104011734/http://gardening.afterschooltreats.com:80/wfdata/frame132-1010/pressrel10.asp how-to - Kid's Garden Club]\n* [http://web.archive.org/web/20160321225614/http://www.designscapescolorado.com:80/news/2013/05/whats-a-waffle-garden-2/ how-to - Designscapes Colorado]\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| description = Waffle gardening saves water on dry land. Appropedia shares bed layout, mulch, and drip tips.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Gardening]]\n[[Category:Irrigation]]\n[[Category:Permaculture techniques]]"}