I found this post on the Organic Valley Blog that gives me hope in the fight against food insecurity in native populations.
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and a group from the Oglala Lakota Nation, The Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation, are building an innovative new net-zero, energy-regenerative community from the ground up. They are collaborating with the tribe to ensure cultural traditions and values are allowed to thrive.
There will be a high-performance water collection and reuse system as well as on-site solar, wind, and geothermal energy generators to establish an advanced sustainable infrastructure for the tribe’s food and housing needs. As phases of the development are completed, residents will have access to community gardens, a geothermal greenhouse, honeybee hives, and other sources.
There are grocery stores on the reservation, yet some Oglala Lakota people are driving more than 80 miles to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. After polling the tribe about what they envisioned a healthy community would look like, the consensus was that people wanted to see more local gardens and to be able to teach the next generation of local growers. Better gardens, better diet, better community and a better planet.
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