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Don Stevens – Abenaki Land Link Project
In 2020, the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation partnered with the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) and Rooted in Vermont (a program of the Vermont Farm to Plate Network) to provide Indigenous seeds to over a dozen gardeners, homesteaders, and farmers around Vermont who dedicated land to grow and harvest squash, corn, and beans for Abenaki citizens. In 2021, this partnership and project expanded to include almost 40 growers around the state. The food sovereignty project is part of Abenaki Helping Abenaki, a nonprofit of the Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe. Growers are providing their land and donating their time, skills, and resources. During this panel, learn more about the project and this harvest season with Chief Don Stevens, Joe Bossen, Guy Maguire, JoAnne Dennee, and NOFA-VT.
Chief Don Stevens is Chief of the Nulhegan Abenaki and the Executive Director of their non-profit, “Abenaki Helping Abenaki,” which is responsible for all the tribal programs and services. An engaging spokesperson, Chief Stevens helped lead the fight for state recognition of the Abenaki people of Vermont, who were recognized by the Vermont Legislature in 2011. Don was able to acquire land and hunting/fishing rights for the Nulhegan Tribe, which had been absent for over 200 years. Don continues to work with the federal government, legislators, state and local governments, institutions, and other Indian Nations to represent Nulhegan Abenaki viewpoints.
Joe Bossen is the founder and owner of Vermont Bean Crafters and co-owner of All Souls Tortilleria. Joe is deeply committed to food justice, plant-based diets, and local food systems. He grows crops for the Abenaki Land Link project and serves in a leadership role in processing and preserving the project’s harvest.
Guy Maguire is the Programs Director at South Hero Land Trust, as well as an avid gardener and rare plant volunteer with the Native Plant Trust. Guy engages with students and adults in hands-on, outdoor learning that honors the land and the people who steward it. This year he coordinated a unit for 3rd and 4th graders about the Abenaki Land Link Project, and looks forward to more opportunities for learning and connecting with others around food, plants, and justice.
JoAnne Dennee is the Land/Food Educator at Common Roots in South Burlington. She mentors college interns in nutrition and stewardship as it relates to local habitats and restorative land practices, and is a grower for the Abenaki Land Link project. The Common Roots farm is eight acres of VOF and Real Organic Project certified vegetables and flowers. JoAnne maintains an Abenaki Gateway Garden as the entrance to the 40+ raised bed school garden. Common Roots has delivered 13 years of farm-to-school lessons, provides freshly harvested and prepared products to the local food shelf, and teaches an after school Farm-to-Fork program for middle schoolers who prepare a balanced organic dinner for their family, and more!
Agricultural Literacy Week is generously funded by the Vermont Department of Libraries and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. Recorded Thursday November 18, 2021.
Joe and Jesse Bruchac – We are the Land
What's something exciting your business offers? Say it here. Agricultural Literacy Week, hosted by NOFA-VT and the Vermont Department of Libraries, is an annual series of community events highlighting and celebrating local farmers & the food system.
Joseph and Jesse Bruchac present a bilingual program of Native stories and songs from Abenaki traditions that link us to the land. Father and son, Nulhegan storytellers Joseph and Jesse Bruchac, will share such stories as the Creation of Petonbowk (Lake Champlain), the Coming of Corn, and Nibun Aln8ba (Indian Summer), which reflect the thousands of years that Indigenous people have shared and learned from Ndakinna (Our Land, pronounced en-dak-enna).
Joseph Bruchac has been creating literature and music that reflect his Indigenous heritage and traditions for over forty years. He is a proud Nulhegan Abenaki citizen and respected elder among his people. He is the author of more than 120 books for children and adults. His best-selling Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children series, with its remarkable integration of science and folklore, continues to receive critical acclaim and to be used in classrooms throughout the country.
Jesse Bowman Bruchac is a Nulhegan Abenaki citizen. He is a traditional storyteller, musician, and Abenaki language instructor. Among many other things, he works as co-director of his family run education center, Ndakinna, where he teaches Native American Life Ways, Martial Arts, and the Abenaki language. Recorded Wednesday November 17, 2021.
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The Abenaki Land Link Project: Season Two
The growing and harvest season for the Abenaki Land Link Project is wrapping up. In its second season, it’s been an exciting year! The project grew from 15 growers around the state in last year’s pilot to almost 40 gardeners and farmers this year. The growers persevered, as some experienced 16 inches of rain in July, had their crop devoured by a bear, and waited and waited for the latest frost on record.
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current food pantries
Holland Food Shelf
NH Nulhegan Food Pantry
NH Nulhegan Food Pantry
Location :
26 School Rd, Derby Line, VT 05830
Phone: (802) 525-9797
Hours of operation:
Third Wednesday of each month: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
NH Nulhegan Food Pantry
NH Nulhegan Food Pantry
NH Nulhegan Food Pantry
Location:
656 Park Ave, Contoocook, NH 03229
Phone : 603-746-3070
The pantry is on the side porch. It is a self serve operation. If you need a delivery, that can be arranged
Hours of operation:
Always open or if it makes you feel better you can call ahead. Please fill out the form and leave it. The neighborhood is quiet but they see everything !
abenaki bison
The song heard in the background is called "Song of the People." The song was given to Chief Stevens/Nulhegan by Brian Altvater who is Passamaquoddy.
The abenaki Land Link Project
Native Seed Program for Vermont Growers
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