native garden: service learning project
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Native Garden: Service Learning Project. Naomi, Alissa , and Deon. Historical Perspective. Pre-Columbian Thousands of native cultures spread across North America In our region, the Dakota and the Anishinaabe people didn’t garden– they were nomadic - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Native Garden:Native Garden: Service Learning ProjectService Learning ProjectNaomi, Alissa, and DeonNaomi, Alissa, and Deon
Pre-Columbian Pre-Columbian Thousands of native cultures spread across Thousands of native cultures spread across
North AmericaNorth America In our region, the Dakota and the Anishinaabe In our region, the Dakota and the Anishinaabe
people didn’t garden– they were nomadicpeople didn’t garden– they were nomadic Borrowed older gardening techniques from Borrowed older gardening techniques from
other native cultures (Three Sisters)other native cultures (Three Sisters)
Historical Perspective Historical Perspective
Two main: Anishenaabe and DakotaTwo main: Anishenaabe and Dakota
White settlers destroyed nomadic cultureWhite settlers destroyed nomadic culture DiseaseDisease Fencing Fencing Invasive SpeciesInvasive Species ReservationsReservations Assimilation: Boarding SchoolsAssimilation: Boarding Schools
Capitalist Society vs. Subsistence Capitalist Society vs. Subsistence
CultureCulture
SurvivalSurvival
Commodity foodCommodity food
Emergence of Emergence of Gardening Gardening
Food Systems ThenFood Systems Then
Food Systems NowFood Systems Now
Food produced off the Food produced off the reservationreservation
Red Lake: Only one grocery Red Lake: Only one grocery store, rest are convenience store, rest are convenience store (no fresh food)store (no fresh food)
Health degradation Health degradation DiabetesDiabetes Heart ailmentsHeart ailments ObesityObesity
Gardening now seen as Gardening now seen as healing these issueshealing these issues
DesignDesign
Consider this…Consider this… Interests of all groups involvedInterests of all groups involved Soil typeSoil type Slope of land/water runoffSlope of land/water runoff Existing plantsExisting plants Water accessWater access Number of people working in gardenNumber of people working in garden IntercroppingIntercropping Aesthetics Aesthetics
SeedsSeeds
At the indigenous gardening conference, we At the indigenous gardening conference, we learned about the importance of seedslearned about the importance of seeds
Heritage seedsHeritage seeds
Organic seedsOrganic seeds
Cultural significance Cultural significance
Cross pollination Cross pollination
Three SistersThree Sisters
Corn, squash, beansCorn, squash, beans
Originated in the Originated in the SouthwestSouthwest
InventoryInventory
ResourcesResources
Land- West Central Land- West Central Research and Research and Outreach CenterOutreach Center
Tools- share and add Tools- share and add to the Student to the Student Organic Gardening Organic Gardening Club’s toolsClub’s tools
Seeds- corn is from Seeds- corn is from Winona LaDukeWinona LaDuke Rest of seeds from Rest of seeds from
Seed SaversSeed Savers
Brain TrustBrain Trust
Morris Healthy EatingMorris Healthy Eating Mary Jo Forbord and Mary Jo Forbord and
companycompany
WCROCWCROC
Francis BettelyounFrancis Bettelyoun
Dennis JohnsonDennis Johnson
Indigenous Gardening Indigenous Gardening ConferenceConference
StrategiesStrategies
Good Good communication communication between all parties between all parties is key.is key.
Staying flexible Staying flexible throughout learning throughout learning processprocess
Gardening logGardening log
CommitmentCommitment Long and short termLong and short term
Short-term Short-term ImplementationImplementation
Tilling Tilling
Dig a pit for composting pulled weedsDig a pit for composting pulled weeds
Planting seedsPlanting seeds
Green mulch of organic straw from Mary Jo’s farm Green mulch of organic straw from Mary Jo’s farm will be placed down will be placed down
Maintain gardenMaintain garden Weeding, watering, trellis as needed Weeding, watering, trellis as needed
WinterizationWinterization Planting winter ryePlanting winter rye
Long-term Long-term ImplementationImplementation
No-tillNo-till
Plant seedsPlant seeds More perennials; More perennials;
berries, fruit trees, etc. berries, fruit trees, etc.
Green mulchGreen mulch
Maintain gardenMaintain garden
WinterizationWinterization Extra layer of green Extra layer of green
mulchmulch
Long-term StructuresLong-term Structures
ChallengesChallenges
PlantingPlanting PlanningPlanning
Choosing seedsChoosing seeds DesignDesign
GrowingGrowing WeatherWeather PestsPests Human resourcesHuman resources JobsJobs
ChallengesChallenges
HarvestingHarvesting People’s commitmentPeople’s commitment StorageStorage Unseen catastrophes (cows)Unseen catastrophes (cows)
DistributionDistribution
Community OutreachCommunity Outreach
Gardening PartnersGardening Partners
EducationEducation
In-season EventsIn-season Events
Post-season EventsPost-season Events
Use of ProduceUse of Produce
ConclusionConclusion
The main thing that we learned during this The main thing that we learned during this project is how much we still need to learn.project is how much we still need to learn.
Learning by doing is vital.Learning by doing is vital.
The process is just as important as the The process is just as important as the produce.produce.
““Native-ness” of plantsNative-ness” of plants