Indigenous foods – Indigenous Food Circle Waterloo Region

Land back

Are we ready for the responsibilities that come with land? What do we need to do to prepare and reconnect ourselves to the land?

Building community

What does your ideal community look like and how do we build it?

I get in food ruts sometimes, but there are always those comfort foods you come back to again and again. Those foods that feel like home. I’ve been trying to make these comfort foods in as localized of form as I can. How much can I grow myself? Which pieces can be substituted for nativeContinue reading “Localizing your comfort foods”

Living Edible Fences

They say that good fences make good neighbours, and while I tend to agree, I also worry the problems this causes for some of our furried friends who are being shut out of increasingly more habitats as our suburban sprawl with high impenetrable fencing makes life very difficult for some of them. Did you knowContinue reading “Living Edible Fences”

Canning Corn

Our early tester of Haudenosaunee white corn was a bit early for seed, so we processed it into jars. Follow our process.

Personal Food Sustainability Planning

Make your personal food sovereignty plans that will tie into neighbourhood and community planning.

Responsibility in the forest

What responsibilities do we owe our relations in the forest, especially when foraging?

Baakwaanaatig or Sumac

An overview of some types of sumac and their uses.

Restoring urban spaces

Ideas to restore urban spaces and encourage our neighbourhoods to be more food sustainable.

Wild Ontario Blueberries

How to find blueberries in the wild and prepare some delicious blueberry recipes.