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Food Justice & Sovereignty Program 2023 Recap

Reigniting the whispers of our BIPOC+ ancestral somatic memories that reconnects us to traditional cultivation, knowledge, and cooking.

In the 2023 growing season, we not only cultivated 2,667.1 lbs of organic food, but we also created a community of reciprocity. Through this year's FJS Program, we delivered 3,440 lbs of food to the Pine Ridge Reservation, Denver Indian Center, EFAA Emergency Family Assistance Association, FJS program participants, and local BIPOC+ community members. The food we donated was supplied by our own gardens, as well as Growing Gardens, EKAR Farm, Green School, and Sprout City Farms. 

This work wouldn't have been possible without our Farm and Garden Mentors, Alonzo Barrón Ortiz, Yvette Larrea, and Terra Oziel Scott, Jazmin Beltran our FJS Administrator, Daniela Escudero, our Biodynamic Consultant, and Andrea Yoloteotl Nawage, the Executive Director of Harvest of All First Nations. 

Our Land Steward Project facilitated 150 participants and we were able to provide $8,541.50 for stipends to local BIPOC+ community members seeking land access, cultural healing, and education in Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in three separate gardens in Boulder County.

What did we grow?

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MISSION

Harvest of All First Nations (HAFN) is focused on Indigenous-led reparations, rematriation, and Earth-based decolonization for the benefit of BIPOC+  communities for cultural education and health equity. HAFN is a grassroots community-based organization guided by the council of leaders creating change in BIPOC+ and underserved communities in the Denver/ Boulder Front Range, and beyond. 

VISION

Our vision is to see measurable systemic changes in BIPOC+ and underserved communities by facilitating Indigenous Led Rematriation through TEK, and shifts in power through BIPOC+ and namely Indigenous representation in land access initiatives, public & private regulatory decision making councils, public & private educational sectors, and underserved community empowerment education initiatives. 

Glossary

Reparations Not just as a financial effort, but also as a way to repair systems damaged by extractive colonization, racist societal conditioning, and oppression.
Decolonization Decolonization aims to grant Indigenous people cultural, psychological, and economic freedom. It seeks to empower Indigenous communities with the right and capability to exercise self-determination over their land, cultures, and political and economic systems.
Health Equity Health equity means giving everyone a fair and equal chance to reach their best possible health. .
Bipoc+ "BIPOC stands for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. It represents non-white and non-European individuals who have faced historical and ongoing systemic racism and oppression, including African Americans, Latinx, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and others.
TEK Traditional Ecological Knowledge refers to the accumulated body of knowledge, skills, and practices passed down from generation to generation among Indigenous peoples. It includes a wide range of information about the natural world and the relationships between humans, other living things, and the environment.
Indigenous-led Indigenous-led initiatives are those driven and guided by Indigenous peoples. They involve Indigenous people in decision-making and shaping the initiative's direction, goals, and outcomes. These initiatives often prioritize preserving and promoting Indigenous culture, language, and traditions while addressing community challenges. Their goal is to empower Indigenous communities to achieve self-determination and self-reliance.
Rematriation The ancestral matrilineal concept embraces nurturing and inclusion of all life, encompassing all genders and all living beings within our ecosystems.

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