March 19th Monthly Newsletter
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Spring is here!
Gigii-noondawaa na binesiiwag? (Did you hear those Thunderbirds?). This is the beginning of the new year. At sugarbush (iskigamiziganing), the trees are drawing up their sap (ziinzibaakwadaaboo)above 30 degrees during the day and then goes back down in the cool evenings. Biindaakoojigedaa! (Let's have a tobacco ceremony!) At this time we have a ceremony to thank the trees for the gift that they offer in the form of sap/syrup. The syrup is often boiled down to sugar and stirred in a wooden trough to release the steam. The sugar was packed in birchbark makaks and birchbark cones to be easy to carry. Our old-time maple sugar is much healthier for us, and continues to be highly valued. More ducks and geese are returning daily and many eagles already have their eggs. Start noticing the green plants that overwintered or are just now peeking up: motherwort, catnip, evening primrose, yellow avens, garlic mustard, white clover and wormwood are already up. **
Thank you to everyone who attended our storytelling events in February and the Indigenous Food Sovereignty 101 Panel. Did you miss the Indigenous Food Sovereignty 101 panel? Watch the recording on our Youtube here!
Thank you to everyone who attended last week's Seed Week!
We had over 577 attendees over the five days of virtual events with storytelling, art, music, garden lesson and the Youth Leaders Cookie Demo.
Did you miss it? No problem, watch the recordings at All My Relations Arts here. Thank you to everyone who made Seed Week possible.
**March Moon Ojibwe lesson by Hope Flanagan, DWH Community Outreach and Cultural Teacher
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Dream of Wild Health Youth Leaders and Staff during Seed Week's Youth Leader Sunflower Cookie Demo, March 12th
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Spring Workshop Survey
We want to hear from you! What garden topics do you want to learn about?
- Seed Saving
- Garden Design
- Growing in small spaces
- All of the Above
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We're hiring!
Market Coordinator:
We're looking for someone who has customer service experience or just loves DWH and wants to represent us at the markets! This person will also be responsible for IFS deliveries and will spend time helping the other farms with the harvest.
We're also hiring for two seasonal farmers and four youth internships.
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Build Your Own Healthy Smoothie!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Cups of fresh or frozen fruit
- 1 Cup of greens - Kale, spinach and Sunflower Microgreens
- 1 Cup of Liquid: unsweetened almond milk or oat milk
- 1/2 Cup yogurt
Optional Toppings:
- Healthy fats like peanut butter, flax meal, or chia seeds
- Natural flavors like cinnamon, maple syrup or lemon zest
Instructions:
- Add the milk, yogurt, greens, and sunflower microgreens to a blender.
- Blend until smooth and there are no large pieces of greens left.
- Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth, adding more liquid or ice as needed. Enjoy!
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Want to Support Dream of Wild Health?
Donate to sustain our programs for Native American youth, our Indigenous seed collection, our work in the Native American community to increase healthy and traditional food access.
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Learn language for this time of the year!
Iŝtawiĉháyazaŋ Wí
Sore Eyes Moon
Dakota
Onaabani-giizis
Crust on the Snow Moon
Ojibwe
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Upcoming Events
DWH Events & Reminders:
- April 1st: Summer Youth Program Applications Due!
- April 28th: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Panel with NATIFS, more details TBA
- Virtual Spring Workshop Coming Soon!
Community Events:
- March 31st, 5:30-6:30pm, online; All About Pollinators! by Lower Phalen Creek Project, find more details and register here
- April 1st, 3:30pm, online: Telling True Stories, The Seed Keeper featuring Diane Wilson and hosted by IAS Thursdays, more details here
*Note: all times are Central Standard Time unless noted.
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Gatherings Cafe Internship
Gatherings Cafe is a community-embraced café that encourages living healthy, eating healthy and education through ancestral knowledge. Over the span of 8 weeks (20 hours a week) you will be taught food service knowledge by Industry professionals in a fast paced, creative environment. We offer the opportunity to learn while receiving a stipend. Native American preference.
To apply email resume and cover letter to Vanessa Casillas at, vcasillas@maicnet.org this position is ongoing.
Full Position Description Here.
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Youth Programs Applications Open Now!
Due April 1st
Apply to join our Cora's Kids (ages 8-12) and Garden Warriors (ages 13-18) this summer! Youth will learn about growing and cooking Indigenous foods, Indigenous seeds, and culture.
Contact our Community Programs Coordinator, Angel Swann, for more questions.
Cora's Kids (ages 8-12): Apply Here
Garden Warriors (ages 13-18): Apply Here
*Please note that our youth program dates are tentative and subject to change depending on COVID-19, guidelines by the CDC and Minnesota Department of Health guidelines. Our staff has safety protocols and reduced numbers in place to keep our communities safe. Contact us if you have any questions.
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