Tyonek Tribal Conservation District

This project will leverage the existing assets of the Tyonek Grown program to increase food production, healthy food access, and knowledge of gardening and traditional food harvesting by creating a Tyonek Garden Club. Community members will be provided with garden space, seeds and tools, educational support and knowledge-sharing.

The ultimate purpose of this project is to utilize and retain the Tyonek Grown model for rural Alaska Native Villages to increase access to healthy and fresh foods and increase food security. The Tyonek Garden is an asset to the community as a place for employment, a revenue source, a place for gathering, and a food source. TTCD will use the Tyonek Grown model training other Alaska Native Villages on local food production, linking traditional customs (i.e. traditional food distribution) with entrepreneurial opportunities.