how did the mayans farm their food
Maya farmers used a method called slash and burn before they began planting crops. Slash and burn farming was a lot of hard work for Maya farmers. First, the farmer cut down â¦ all the trees in the area he wanted to plant crops in. Cutting down the trees was the slash part of the slash and burn farming method.
/ After this, the farmers planted seeds in the soil and waited for their crops to grow. The crops they grew included maize (corn), squash, beans, chili peppers, and cacao (cocoa), which is used to make chocolate. /   Farmers in the highlands used the slash and burn farming method, also.