REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
Regenerative agriculture describes agricultural relationships that regenerate the Earth’s ability to give life, as well as our communities. Our traditional agricultural and harvesting practices are powerful examples of this, and as we strengthen our traditional food systems and adapt to new food relationships we can use our values, understandings and practices to create resilient food systems and economies.
INDIGENOUS AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT
Intertribal Agriculture Council
Hub for information, training, legal, networking and resourcing Indigenous producers, including producer maps.
Traditional Native American Farmers Association
Seed bank, regenerative agriculture course
Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance
Indigenous Seedkeepers Network, Native chef support, mentorship
Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
IFAI provides Tribal governments, producers, and food businesses with educational resources, policy research, and strategic legal analysis as a foundation for building robust food economies.
https://www.indigenousfoodandag.com
Native Farm Bill Coalition
Native Agriculture policy advocate in the colonial US
https://www.nativefarmbill.com
Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture
Indigenous Grower training program
https://www.hopitutskwa.org/education
Sovereign Seeds
Indigenous seed sovereignty, training, research, based in colonial Canada
Native Farm to School Planning and Development
First Nations Development Institute
https://www.firstnations.org/projects/native-farm-to-school/
Food Sovereignty Assessment Tool
First Nations Development Institute
https://www.firstnations.org/publications/food-sovereignty-assessment-tool-2nd-edition/
COMPOSTING
Composting Council
Resource on larger, community scale and commercial scale composting
https://www.compostingcouncil.org/
Institute for Local Self Reliance
Resource on community/nation/commercial composting
HEIRLOOM SEED COMPANIES
There are many more than listed here. We encourage you to support your local seed company.
Seed Savers Exchange www.seedsavers.org
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds www.rareseeds.com
Botanical Interests www.botanicalinterests.com
Peaceful Valley Farm www.groworganic.com
Johnnys www.johnnyseeds.com
Territorial www.territorialseed.com
MIgardener www.migardener.com
Native SeedSEARCH www.nativeseeds.org
Bountiful Gardens www.bountifulgardens.org
Heritage Harvest Seed http://heritageharvestseed.com/
Nichols Garden Nursery www.gardennursery.com
Ronnigers Potato Farm www.ronnigers.com
Vermont Bean Seed Company www.vermontbean.com
Victory Seed Company http://victoryseeds.com
PEST MANAGEMENT
Rodale Institute
https://rodaleinstitute.org/why-organic/organic-farming-practices/pest-management/
Beyond Pesticides
https://www.beyondpesticides.org
INDIGENOUS KELP FARMING
US FUNDING
Native American Agriculture Fund
https://nativeamericanagriculturefund.org
Ambrook List of Ag Funding for Native Americans
https://ambrook.com/funding/audience/native-americans
USDA Indigenous Animals Grant
Designed to support the priorities of Tribal Nations in meeting the needs of traditional harvesting methods and indigenous animals. This project intends to fund projects which invest in Tribal Nations’ supply chain resiliency, indigenous animals, restoring local indigenous food systems, and indigenous processing methods, and expanding local capacity for the harvesting, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, or distribution (communal or commercial) of meat, poultry, seafood, and other animals that provide culturally appropriate food and food security to tribal communities
CANADA FUNDING
FCC Canada
https://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/financing/agriculture/indigenous.html
Investment Agriculture Foundation
Indigenous Peoples’ Resilience Fund
https://communityfoundations.ca/initiatives/indigenous-peoples-resilience-fund/