A tribal community micro-farming initiative developed by the Indigenous People’s Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and fiscally sponsored by the Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, a tribal 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
A tribal community micro-farming initiative developed by the Indigenous People’s Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and fiscally sponsored by the Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, a tribal 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Indigenous Roots Forever, featuring Rocky Johnson and Iona Johnson Vars, shares stories of gardening, seafood harvests, and the traditions that connect Narragansett families to their food. See how the program teaches people to grow their own medicine through herbs, fruits, and vegetables, all raised without chemicals and rooted in recipes passed down from the elders.
It serves marginalized BIPOC communities in Rhode Island and Connecticut by teaching people how to grow their own medicine through herbs, fruits and vegetables. Our farming techniques are traditional Native American and we never use chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
We provide hands-on training, but we also plant and harvest fresh foods for those who are incapable of gardening, such as the elderly and the disabled.
GROWING SEASON
Follow PPLT on Facebook or visit this page this summer to learn more about our progress.
Rocky is appreciative of donations that allow him to purchase seeds, tools, and other supplies for his gardens. Donations and grants have also begun paying him for the time that he puts into the program as well.
All donations go directly to high quality education, advocacy and other work in land conservation, sustainable agriculture, economic development, healthcare, and Indigenous culture preservation.
Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust
Attn: IRF Food Access
44 Bedson Rd
Cranston, RI 02910
Donations of supplies are helpful as well. The Indigenous Roots Forever Food Access program is looking for:
