Squaxin Island Tribe

Sponsorship for hosting Northwest Area Donor Tour

The ultimate purpose is to create a sustainable Tribal Community Garden on the Squaxin Island Reservation to grow traditional and non-traditional fruits, berries, nuts, vegetables, herbs and traditional medicinal plants for community consumption. The small-scale production of food will be distributed to Tribal members to increase community access to traditional, fresh, and healthy foods, reducing food insecurity. Education, outreach and participatory community involvement in the garden's development and implementation will improve community health and nutrition and build community. This project will also leverage and utilize Tribal community worker retraining programs, Tribal support, and Reservation land to build food sovereignty capacity.