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The number of young gardeners is at an all-time high, according to the 2018 National Gardening Survey. And backyard or community gardens are a great way for people to gain a better connection and understanding of food. The Native food sovereignty movement encourages people to grow their own food and to eat more Indigenous foods to promote health. But gardening doesn’t always come naturally, even for some motivated gardeners. We’ll have seasoned Native gardeners and farmers on the line to answer your gardening questions.
Guests:
Reyna Banteah (Zuni) – farm owner of Ts’uyya Farm
Sue Menzel – farm manager Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College farm
Nick Hernandez (Oglala Lakota) – director of the food sovereignty initiative at Thunder Valley CDC
Jessika Greendeer (enrolled at the Ho-Chunk Nation) – seed farmer at Dream of Wild Health
Break 1 Music: Plant The Seeds (song) Digging Roots (artist) We Are (album)
Break 2 Music: Euphony (song) Nitanis “Kit” Largo (artist) Serenity (album)
