Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Milpa is a crop-growing system in the Yucatán peninsula area of Mexico. Based on ancient Maya Slash and burn methods, it produces maize, beans, lima beans and squash. The milpa cycle calls for 2 years of cultivation and eight years of letting the area lie fallow. Agronomists believe that at current levels of consumption the system is self-sustaining. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.