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Indigenous Gardens at the University of British Columbia
Four Indigenous initiatives run autonomously at the UBC Farm. You can find out more about these projects here.
More About This Resource Indigenous Gardens at the University of British Columbiaxʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden
The Indigenous Health Research and Education Garden (IHREG) is located at UBC Farm. The garden’s traditional xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Musqueam name is xʷc̓ic̓əsəm. The hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ word means “The place where we grow”.
More About This Resource xʷc̓ic̓əsəm GardenTu’wusht Garden Project
The Tu’wusht Garden Project is an Indigenous-led food security initiative at the University of British Columbia.
More About This Resource Tu’wusht Garden ProjectHome Garden Program: Métis Way of Life
To continue providing some level of food security for Métis households in the face of climate change and other emergent crisis, the goal of the Home Garden Program is to help participants access nutritious food and give them a chance to connect or re-connect with nature.
More About This Resource Home Garden Program: Métis Way of LifeAvalily Permaculture and the Earthskills Institute
Avalily Permaculture and Earthskills Institute offers consulting, design, project mentorship, and educational services and programs sharing modern and traditional knowledge and skills for self-sufficiency.
More About This Resource Avalily Permaculture and the Earthskills InstituteLocal Foods to School
Local Foods to School is a program that connects K-12 schools and local farms with Indigenous ways of knowing.
More About This Resource Local Foods to SchoolIndigenous Foodscapes Program
Indigenous Foodscapes is an Indigenous plant and pedagogy pilot project taking place on the unceded territories of xwme0kwy’em (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
More About This Resource Indigenous Foodscapes ProgramHarvest4Knowledge
Harvest4Knowledge is an Indigenous plant and traditional knowledge project taking place on the homeland of the Lekwungen people, now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. The project has set out to bring Indigenous plants and traditional knowledge into the minds and hearts of children and youth.
More About This Resource Harvest4KnowledgeLearning from the Land Toolkit
This toolkit includes resources and stories from K-12 schools engaging with Indigenous plants and pedagogy.
More About This Resource Learning from the Land ToolkitKwakiutl Community Garden and Traditional Food System & Stellat'en Journey towards food Sovereignty
This video features two speakers, Manda Hunt-Pyle, who discusses the Kwakiutl community garden through the years, as well as what it looks like to grow in an unheated greenhouse on the coast. The second speaker, Janet Romain, speaks to Stellat'en's Journey towards food sovereignty.
More About This Resource Kwakiutl Community Garden and Traditional Food System & Stellat'en Journey towards food SovereigntyYoung Agrarians
Young Agrarians (YA) is a farmer to farmer educational resource network for new and young ecological, organic and regenerative farmers in Canada. We recognize the Indigenous lands and territories that we work on and alongside, and are committed to providing programs that are inclusive and available to farmers and friends of diverse backgrounds.
More About This Resource Young AgrariansSeed Saving with Kalista Pruden
Do you have a garden, or manage a garden space? The Seed Saving Webinar may be for you! Learn the basics for saving and storing seeds, and why seed saving is so important for food sovereignty.
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