Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative 2007

Events

New Year’s Talking Circle

Weekly Farmers Market in downtown Okmulgee

Oklahoma Native Agriculture Gathering

Educational Programs

Pumpkin Cooking and Seed Saving class

Community Gardening Class

Composting Class

Growing and Preserving Traditional Corn Class

Organic Gardening Class

Conferences Attended

Oklahoma/Arkansas Horticulture Industries Show

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SSAWG) Annual Conference

Kellogg Foundation Food and Society Conference

Community Food Projects Director’s Meeting

Trainings Attended

Growing Power –Community Project Design, Vermiculture and Aquaponics

J. S. Noyes Foundation - Grassroots Advocacy for Equitable Food and Agriculture Policies Training

Community Food Security Coalition - Building Stronger Local Food System Networks and Food Policy Councils in the South!

SSAWG - Building and Sustaining Effective Organizations for Community Food Work in the South

Our thanks to all of the above trainers for scholarship assistance.

Grants

Community Food Projects Planning Grant – USDA

Diversifying Leadership for Sustainable Food Policy Change – Jesse Smith Noyes Foundation

Native Youth and Culture Program – First Nations Development Institute

Technical Assistance – SSAWG

Presentations

“Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative” at Special Reception for SSAWG TA grantees. January 2007

“Community Foods, Tradition and Future: An Assessment” at USDA CFP Directors’ Meeting. March 2007

“The Nutritional Value of Traditional Foods” at Muscogee Nation Citizens’ Diabetes Awareness Summit. May 2007

“Community Food Assessment Training” for Heifer International in Boynton, OK. July 2007

Community Food Assessment Meetings at 16 Mvskoke community centers. February –July 2007.

“Mvskoke Foods Past and Present” at Oklahoma State University Native American Horticulture Conference. August 2007

“Importance of Shopping at your Farmers’ Market” to the Okmulgee, OK Rotary Club, September 2007

“Community Food Assessment Training” for First Nations Development Institute Chamberlain Conversations. September 2007

“Food Sovereignty in the 21^st Century: Community Action” Keynote Speech for for First Nations Development Institute Chamberlain Conversations. September 2007