Join us in honoring Native American Heritage Month this November by celebrating and supporting Indigenous-led organizations, initiatives, and work towards food sovereignty. Learn more about ways to participate below.
The Little Earth Urban Farm provides culturally relevant foods to the nearly 1,200 residents at Minneapolis-based Little Earth, a Housing and Urban Development subsidized housing complex founded in 1973 that remains the only Native preference project-based Section 8 rental assistance community in the urban United States. The food at Little Earth Urban Farm is planted, grown, harvested, and distributed by the participants of their Youth Workforce Development Program, a paid 15 hour/week internship during the growing season which provides an outlet and opportunity for growth for many resident youth aged 6-17. Funds from the November SEED program will help provide equipment to the farm, provide an internship stipend for Youth Workforce participants, and provide financial operations assistance to the farm year-round.
Shop Sales on Field Day Products to Support NĀTIFSThis fall, we’re excited to participate in a program with National Co+op Grocers (NCG) to support local Indigenous-led organization NĀTIFS, which works to strengthen Native foodways as a means to address economic and health crises affecting Native communities. You may know of NĀTIFS through:
From Oct. 30–Dec. 3, all Field Day products will be on sale, meaning even more savings on items with everyday low prices. For each Field Day product purchased during that time, food co-ops across the country will make a collective donation of $0.05 to NĀTIFS in recognition that the story of the first Thanksgiving perpetuates an inaccurate and harmful version of history. We welcome you to join us in supporting NĀTIFS’ work to restore health, wealth, and cultural identity to Indigenous populations.
We are honored to partner again this November with the Indigenous Food Network to present a series of free cooking and lecture workshops. Local members of Native-led organizations will share their ancestral knowledge while exploring the nutritional and cultural significance of recipes using traditional ingredients. Instructors will share their expertise on sourcing, sustainability, and environmental impacts on local and native-grown foods. All classes are virtual.
