Awarded Grants

Utilizing the microbiology, a regenerative farming principle, is the organizations primary premise for increasing nutrient density of foods cultivated in the southwest. The organization intentionally incorporates Native American cosmology, traditional stories, and terminology to leverage teachings that help contextualize and incorporate a description of the microbiology in Native languages.

The project will help retain tribal agricultural practices and cultural traditions through six new workshops, field trips and farm swaps, a gathering, and a farmer-to-farmer networking. It leverages experience of the established farmers, and will create joint guidelines for administering agricultural training programs to increase participation and capacity of farmers.

This project will aim to create a healthier Menominee community with greater access to locally grown healthy produce. The existing Kehtekaewak Farmers Market will play a key role in providing outreach and a launch point for the opportunity to enjoy food that is produced directly on the Reservation.

To improve food systems on the Pine Ridge Reservation by establishing a legal, fully functioning American Indian governed non-profit solely dedicated to increasing capacity and wellbeing of Oglala Stockgrowers and Landowners

The ultimate purpose is to increase local capacity to better care for our natural resources as we improve the health and value of our livestock. Our goal is rebuilding a sustainable regenerative land-based economy that engages and benefits all generations of Native families now and into the future.