Tsyunhehkw^ (“life sustenance” in Oneida, pronounced Joon-heh-kwa) is a culturally based community agriculture program run by the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, […]
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Bad River Gitiganing Community Garden and Other Food Systems Projects, Wisconsin
According to Bad River tribal Chairman Mike Wiggins, “every Indian walking around in Bad River is an unbelievable food producing […]
Mdewakanton Wozupi, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, MN
The amazing suite of food-related projects in the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) got its start when a tribal health […]
Dream of Wild Health, Hugo MN
Dream of Wild Health is a 10 acre non-profit farm in Hugo MN, about 45 minutes north of the Twin […]
White Earth Land Recovery Project, Minnesota
For the past 25 years, the White Earth Land Recovery Project (WELP) has been working to not only recover land […]
Terra Madre and Salone del Gusto, Slow Foods International. Turin, Italy
The Slow Food movement got its start in the late 1980’s when Carlo Petrini rallied friends and supporters to protest […]
Nisqually Tribe Community Garden, Dupont WA
The Nisqually tribe has been fishing and gathering along the Nisqually River and Puget Sound for at least the past […]
Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty Project, Auburn WA
The Puget Sound region of the Pacific Northwest was one of the most densely populated areas of North America, due […]
Cultural Conservancy, San Francisco and Novato CA
The Cultural Conservancy (TCC) originated in 1985 as The Sacred Land Foundation (SLF), an organization created to collect and disseminate […]
Native America Youth and Family Center (NAYA), “Indigenous Gardens and Food Justice,” and the Intertribal Gathering Garden, Portland OR
In the 1850’s, the Oregon state government attempted to empty the area now known as Portland, and 2.5 million acres […]
From Garden Warriors to Good Seeds: Indigenizing the Local Food Movement 