On the Narragansett Food Sovereignty Initiative and Traditional Agricultural Practices

"The majority of indigenous cultures across the Americas have long been highly skilled arable farmers, and it was among these societies that vegetal breeding and domestication was first discovered, as well as the cultivation of plants for an array of medical purposes still in use today. In RI, 14,000 years of knowledge is still in use at the Narragansett Food Sovereignty Initiative at Crandall 'Minacommuck' Farm in Westerly [RI]. I donned a pair of rubber boots and headed out to speak with the founders, Narragansett tribal members Dawn Dove and Cassius Spears."

A recent article in Motif Magazine profiled the Narragansett Food Sovereignty Initiative and the farm.

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Motif Magazine: Eating Indigenous: The Narragansett Food Sovereignty Initiative focuses on traditional agricultural practices (16 JAN 19)