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09/12/2022

⚠️ Opportunity alert! ⚠️ To encourage more Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian college students to enter agriculture and food systems fields so that they can better assist their communities with food systems efforts, First Nations will award 20 to 25 $1,000 to $1,500 scholarships to Native college students majoring in agriculture and agriculture-related fields. The application window for scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year is now open. Apply here by October 18, 2022: https://bit.ly/3xm4Eij

07/28/2022

The Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) and the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) collaborated to draft a policy brief about Tribal priorities for Child Nutrition Reauthorization. The IAC & FRAC team has compiled all their findings into a document, you can read more here: https://bit.ly/FRACIACChildNutrition.

07/28/2022

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa was awarded approximately $100,000 through a competitive USDA Farm to School grant. The Warrior Farm to School project will serve the Meskwaki Settlement School's Early Childhood through 12th grade students focusing on expanding the school's garden and food storage to increase capacity for food growth, supporting the purchase of local produce, and introducing tribal foods into the school's diet. Taste testing activities and developing a tribal food sovereignty curriculum to support agricultural education are a couple of outcomes of the grant.

The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa made a commitment to increasing access to fresh produce through developing a tribal organic farm and community educational programming via Red Earth Gardens and Meskwaki Food Sovereignty. The Warrior Farm to School grant complements the healthy path of ensuring youth has access to fresh and nutritious foods. Meskwaki Settlement School and Meskwaki Food Sovereignty are collaborating to execute and accomplish positive, healthy outcomes.

Middle/High School Principal, Clyde Tarrence, added, “We are all in partnership for this grant to work.”

“We are delighted to partner with Meskwaki Settlement School and strengthen one of our local foods structures while emphasizing the importance of the health of our children,” said Christina Blackcloud, Meskwaki Food Sovereignty Coordinator. “The partnerships bridge much needed actions and voices together while inspiring opportunities for locally grown foods to be more available and supported.”

The two-year grant period occurs during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.

Christina Blackcloud
Meskwaki Food Sovereignty Coordinator

06/19/2022

Companion planting started way back in the day, you might have heard of popular pairings like the "three sisters garden" (corn, beans, and squash/pumpkin) introduced by Native Americans, or tomatoes and basil for their delicioius dance.

Many sources quote different reasons for these pairings, some that make total sense to some that just seem ridiculous so take your time to research and find out what works best in your space.

However, from old folklore to ancient indigenous practices, gardeners from time immemorial have created ways to create biodiversity and abundance.

Here’s a quick and dirty chart to get you started!

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05/15/2022

Using a bison harvest for the food pantry as an opportunity to create education content on safe field dressing. Video to come. 📹

04/18/2022

Yes it is snowing out today, but Spring will come. Come get your plants and seeds at this year's giveaway.

04/13/2022

Simple aquaponics farm in Indonesia.

04/13/2022

Meskwaki Community: share the link with your friends and family who may not have Facebook. Let's spread the word!

We have 24 signed up for 1 or more services so far!

Request form:
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Call 641-481-6449 and we can help you or if you have any questions.

Seed & Transplant Giveaway
May 19 & 20 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Red Earth Gardens

03/24/2022

Seed sovereignty is integral to our collective futures, and we want to honor and support our relatives who are doing seed work across Turtle Island. 🌽

If you are interested in learning more or to be considered to receive one of the 10 stipends, please fill out our form at https://bit.ly/3wQQKpd.

For any questions related to this opportunity, please feel free to reach out to Aaron Lowden, ISKN's Program Coordinator, at aaron@nativefoodalliance.org.

03/22/2022

USDA has opened grant applications under the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). This funding is available through three channels, with the USDA including a focus on Farm to Institution (FTI) projects for two of the funding streams: The Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) grants will develop food businesses which connect local food to institutions, and the Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) grant supports public-private partnerships that build and strengthen the viability of local or regional food economies. The third stream, the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), supports direct-to-consumer markets such as farmers markets and CSAs. USDA is hosting informational webinars for FMPP and LFPP on April 5th 1PM ET and for RFSP on April 6th 1PM ET. All applications are due Monday, May 16th 2022. Read our blog post for more background information and application resources!

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