Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians

This project responds to the critical food shortages by further developing the capacity for elders and community members to grow food. It utilizes a combination of demonstration and on-site assistance to successfully develop new gardens. Impact data will include food grown and changes in participant attitudes toward fresh foods.

This project will increase the capacity of the TM Entrepreneurial Center and it's Healthy Foods Healthy Families project to preserve and store produce grown in and around the high tunnel, while providing learning opportunities to support project objectives.

The Turtle Mountain Youth Ag Leadership is a program to inform, educate, involve, and empower youth to enter ag-related careers, building on and sustaining our efforts to build Food Sovereignty for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.

COVID-19 Response

The Healthy Food Healthy Families project will recruit twenty-five adults into the small business and agri-business workshops within the project period. The end of the project will result in at least ten (10) new vendors added to the farmer's market. It leverages 100% of the directors salary.