Food is our medicine

We walk alongside farmers who have too often been overlooked, helping them build organic, sustainable livelihoods on the land they steward. From new landowners and small growers to women, Veterans, and BIPOC and LGBTQ communities, we invest in the people feeding us all. Your gift helps this work take root.

Woven basket filled with fresh yellow squash, cucumbers, peppers, and cherry tomatoes in dramatic studio lighting.
Woven basket filled with fresh yellow squash, cucumbers, peppers, and cherry tomatoes in dramatic studio lighting.

Food is our medicine

We walk alongside farmers who have too often been overlooked, helping them build organic, sustainable livelihoods on the land they steward. From new landowners and small growers to women, Veterans, and BIPOC and LGBTQ communities, we invest in the people feeding us all. Your gift helps this work take root.

Upcoming Events

Latest News

Dominican Development Center Awards Chief Sequan Pijaki

Our executive director and founder Chief Sequan Pijaki (George…

PPLT Receives $160,000 from the Philanthropic Arm of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, Point32Health Foundation

Cranston, RI – The Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, an organization…

Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust Receives Grant From Schmidt Family Foundation

The Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust (PPLT) has received a grant…

The Need for Healthy Food

Chief Sequan Pijaki on why access to real food is the ground everything else stands on, from health and dignity to cultural survival, and how reconnecting Indigenous families with traditional ways of growing and eating is the first step toward reclaiming what was lost and rebuilding what was taken.

Initiatives

Land Repatriation

We are working to reclaim ancestral lands in Massachusetts and Rhode Island for tribal stewardship.

Conservation

As stewards for the land, we are responsible for caring, preserving, and protecting the land; using it responsibly for seven future generations.

Agriculture

PPLT supports BIPOC farmers in developing sustainable, organic farms.

Healthcare

We aim to improve the health of the indigenous and other underserved populations through culturally appropriate methods.

Culture & History

We wish to preserve and perpetuate Native American culture.

Economic Development

PPLT strives to improve the economic situation of Indigenous folks.

Join Our Community

PPLT is a tribally-led nonprofit reconnecting Indigenous communities across the Northeast and standing with farmers, ranchers, and land stewards who have faced generations of injustice. Sign up to follow our work and get invitations to powwows, festivals, seed swaps, and more.