NATIVE FOODWAYS

Mending the Circle

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Through the revitalization of Native foods, lands, and lifeways, our Native Foodways Program mends the circles within our Native communities that have been disrupted by cultural, environmental, and economic destruction. We steward land, grow Native heirloom food and seed, and provide intertribal and intergenerational gathering spaces for community members to teach, listen, learn, dream, and reconnect.

 
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To strengthen the resilience of our Native food systems, we aim to:

Uplift the physical, cultural, and spiritual health of Native community members living in the Bay area, Northern California, and beyond

Cultivate fertile soil and increase community access to nourishing foods and cultural medicines

Revitalize Native plant species and endangered heirloom seeds, and protect the rich cultural knowledge of stories, songs, recipes, and practices that sustain these traditional foodways

Reconnect biological and cultural diversity in order to nurture environmental health of our lands and waters, and to promote biodiverse, climate-resilient ecosystems