In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Local Food Systems Specialists Maura Henn and Molly Kirkham talk with Indigenous Food Sovereignty Consultant Cheyenne Robinson about their project, “Understanding Through Listening: Connecting with Native Food Ways in Montana.”

The project focused on holding listening sessions in Native American communities in Montana, primarily on Indian reservations, to learn if community members would be interested in developing an Indigenous Harvest of the Month program. Harvest of the Month is a farm-to-school educational framework designed to promote locally grown food in Montana schools and communities.

Maura, Molly, and Cheyenne talk about what they learned conducting the sessions, the process of developing the listening-session framework, and what their next steps will be.

Related ATTRA Resources:
• Farm to School

Project Partners:
• Grow Montana
• Montana Cooperative Development Center Distribution Study – Challenges and Opportunities for Grocers in Rural and Tribal Communities
• No Kid Hungry
• Montana Partnership to End Childhood Hunger

Other Resources:
• Understanding Through Listening
• Harvest of the Month
• Montana Harvest of the Month
• Menominee Harvest of the Moon
• Nebraska Harvest of the Month Indigenous Foods and Training
• National Farm to School Network

Contact Maura Henn at maurah@ncat.org

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Gabriella Soto-Velez talks with Bonnetta Adeeb, founder of Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, a nonprofit collective of BIPOC growers, farmers, and gardeners who cultivate and distribute heirloom seeds and grow culturally meaningful crops.

Gabriella and Bonnetta talk about the cultural role of seed saving and heritage crops as well as the importance of agriculture in defining and protecting cultural identity.

Related ATTRA Resources:

· Specialty Melon Production for Small and Direct-Market Growers

· Improving Seed Viability and Germination

· Local Food Systems

Other Resources:

· UJAMAA Cooperative Farming Alliance

· UJAMAA Seeds

Contact Gabriella Soto-Velez at gabriellas@ncat.org

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Chris Lent has a conversation with Crystal Hampton-Davis, co-owner of Davis Grown, a Pennsylvania livestock and produce farm. They discuss how Crystal and her husband, Bradley, diversified the farm and made the move toward selling to local schools. Crystal is also passionate about educating children and others in the community about local foods.

Related ATTRA Resources:

Local Food Systems

Business and Marketing

Other Resources:

Davis Grown

Pennsylvania Preferred

Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Farm to School Grant

Pennsylvania Department of Education Fruit Tree and Vegetable Program

The Food Trust Farm Tour: Davis Grown

Contact Chris Lent at chrisl@ncat.org.

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