White Mountain Apache Tribe – Ndee Bikiyaa, The People’s Farm

Donor advised support for Ndee Bikiyaa - The People's Farm

May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust Grantee

This project will increase the scope of Ndee Bikiyaa’s Farmers Workshops series by adding agribusiness education and skill building. Through agribusiness education and training, participants will utilize skills acquired to strengthen their identity as farmers & stewards of the land and water and catalysts of local traditional food economies.

The project will take a creative approach to regenerate Apache language, culture and traditional food ways through a week-long farm camp experience and "Capturing the Harvest" event. Through education and hands-on traditional farming practices youth will utilize skills acquired to renew their identity as Apache people.

The ultimate purpose is to 1) retain the production of produce, 2) utilize an existing three-acre garden area to expand its distribution of produce, and 3) increase our existing volunteer program, which will provide basic skills in collecting and distributing produce.