Dream of Wild Health
Minneapolis, United States · Operator: Dream of Wild Health (Native-led nonprofit)
Overview
A Native-led nonprofit founded in 1998 with an urban hub in Minneapolis, holding 200+ Indigenous seed varieties including Cherokee corn carried on the Trail of Tears. It reconnects urban Native youth with traditional crops, cooking and culture to restore food, health and sovereignty.
Citizen participation
Native American youth in urban Minneapolis learn gardening, cooking and culture; produce reaches the community via a CSA and the Four Sisters Farmers Market.
Operating model
Nonprofit funded by donations and grants, with a CSA (Indigenous Food Share), market sales and paid youth programs.
Impact
Stewards one of the largest Indigenous seed collections in the US and restores food sovereignty and health for urban Native communities.
Crops
- Oneida white heirloom corn
- Hopi black beans
- Lakota squash
- Cherokee Trail of Tears corn
Scale
Urban hub on Franklin Ave in Minneapolis plus a 30-acre farm in Hugo, MN; 200+ Indigenous seed varieties
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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