Resiliency Through Agriculture

Marla Bullbear the Executive Director of Lakota Youth Development joins Tomie Peterson where they cover the successful start of the program endeavoring in honey production as well as an outlook in the future of all the wonderful marketing opportunities through the American Indian Foods Program. Listen Now!

Welcome to the New Year! Thank You to all of our faithful listeners for a great first season and we are back at it in 2021! Gary Dennis of Oklahoma is a proud father staying involved in agriculture with his family. Hear his unique story and how taking advantage of Farm Service Agency Loan Programs benefits his family. Here's to a prosperous year!

IAC Technical Assistance provides support to Muscogee Creek Youth In Agriculture Family. Ethan Channel and his mother discuss how they have built out the Ag Business plan and Youth Loan Process in the midst of a busy Senior year/ first year of college from their home in the OKC metro to their family land on MCN reservation territory.

We're holding it down in New Mexico with host Matt Denetclaw and Kyle Tom, the Indian National Finals Rodeo Announcer, who is quickly rising to fame with recognition throughout Indian Country, lending his talents to produce high-quality events. It's always a great time when Kyle is on the mic, listen now to find out why! 

Join host Electa Hare-Redcorn for a refreshed conversation with our friends at Acorn Bites!

Host Matthew Denetclaw had a great time visiting with Cherilyn Yazzie and her husband Michael Hester who own Coffee Pot Farms. Located in the Southwest Region of the Navajo Nation in Dilkon, Arizona Coffee Pot Farms is so much more than a small scale operation. They are leading a movement within their community to engage their fellow community members to grow and supply fresh produce. Truly an inspiring and unique story. Listen Now! 

A must listen! Jon Greendeer from the Oneida Nation and current Health & Wellness Director for the Ho-Chunk Nation is a distinctive personality with tons to share. More importantly, he is a great ambassador for Indian Agriculture. Hear his story right now with host Matthew Denetclaw. This episode series is brought to you by American Indian Foods.

Today we find a great American Indian Foods producer located in the heartland, actually, Hoyt, Kansas where host Matthew Denetclaw visits with Morning Light Kombucha Owner Melinda Williamson. This is truly a great episode for anybody seeking advice and solutions in the beginning stages of building an agribusiness. Trust us, this is a raw and real conversation where Melinda tells all!

Welcome to Oregon! Host Electa Hare-Redcorn visits with Spring Alaska owner of Sakari Botanicals. Sakari Farms is located in Tumalo, the heart of Central Oregon. Sakari Farms is unique in growing Native American Tribal Foods, offering on-farm Technical Assistance through our on-farm classes, and implementing research-based tribal seed production, contract, and wholesale growing. Current growing creations consist of specialty tribal peppers, tomatoes, herbs, and one of a kind native flowers. Her farm practices organic and biodynamic growing practices and holds the Intertribal Agricultural Council’s “Made by Native American” value-added label. Listen now!