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June 2020
Cora’s Kids Session 1
Cora’s Kids is a four day program for Native kids ages 8-12 out at the Dream of Wild Health farm in Hugo, MN. Youth learn about growing and eating healthy and tasty food, culture, and language along with traditional crafts and games. Youth also will experience cooking healthy lunches in the kitchen. Questions? Please contact our Community Programs Coordinator, Phoebe Young, if you have any questions about youth programs. You can reach Phoebe at phoebe@dreamofwildhealth.org or call at 612-874-4200 (ext 107).
Find out more »Cora’s Kids Session II
Cora’s Kids is a four day program for Native kids ages 8-12 out at the Dream of Wild Health farm in Hugo, MN. Youth learn about growing and eating healthy and tasty food, culture, and language along with traditional crafts and games. Youth also will experience cooking healthy lunches in the kitchen. Questions? Please contact our Community Programs Coordinator, Phoebe Young, if you have any questions about youth programs. You can reach Phoebe at phoebe@dreamofwildhealth.org or call at 612-874-4200 (ext 107).
Find out more »July 2020
Garden Warriors Session I
Garden Warriors sessions are four days each week, Monday-Thursday and three weeks, cover gardening, nutrition, physical activity, and Native culture and language for teens ages 13-18. Participants are paid a stipend for their work in program and are paid for their time working at farmers markets. Garden Warriors Session I - Three Week Session Garden Warriors in Session I learn the basics of organic agriculture and healthy cooking fundamentals. Youth have the opportunity to cook healthy lunches in the kitchen…
Find out more »August 2020
Garden Warriors Session II
Garden Warriors sessions are four days each week, Monday-Thursday and three weeks, cover gardening, nutrition, physical activity, and Native culture and language for teens ages 13-18. Participants are paid a stipend for their work in program and are paid for their time working at farmers markets. Garden Warriors Session II - Three Week Session (August 3-20, 2020) In Session II, returning Garden Warriors deepen their knowledge and improve skills from previous seasons. Youth learn seed saving and hand pollination. Youth…
Find out more »December 2020
Hominy Candy Demo with Elena Terry
Join us to learn how to cook traditional hominy corn!
Elena Terry will demonstrate how to cook hominy corn using the "nixtamalization" process to remove the hull and release more nutrients for the body to absorb. This process is necessary to prepare hominy for use in Indigenous foods from many tribes including Pasdayapi (a Dakota soup).
Next, Elena will share a fun recipe: hominy maple candy!
Please register to receive the zoom link. This way we can avoid security issues and ensure a great event!
February 2021
Birds in Ojibwe Legends
Aadizookedaa! Let's tell the Legends! While the snow is blanketing the land we will gather to listen to storytelling with Hope. This will be only available live in the moment and not recorded. Now is the time when the frogs are sleeping, that we can speak about the powerful beings and their stories. The stories and the characters that we speak about are called the Aadizookaanag. When you talk about them, they come to listen. When the frogs sing again,…
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Our Plant Relatives, A Wintertime Storytelling with Hope Flanagan
Aadizookedaa! Let's tell the Legends! While the snow is blanketing the land we will gather to listen to storytelling with Hope. This will be only available live in the moment and not recorded. Now is the time when the frogs are sleeping, that we can speak about the powerful beings and their stories. The stories and the characters that we speak about are called the Aadizookaanag. When you talk about them, they come to listen. When the frogs sing again,…
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Indigenous Food Sovereignty 101: A Conversation between NATIFS and Dream of Wild Health
Join us for a multi-generational panel on Indigenous food sovereignty! Indigenous Food Sovereignty 101 will feature Hope Flanagan from Dream of Wild Health, Armando Medinaceli from NATIFS, and Felicia Galvan, a student at University of Minnesota-Morris. The panelists will discuss the basics of Indigenous food sovereignty as well as ways to get involved. Indigenous Food Sovereignty 101: A Conversation between NATIFS and Dream of Wild Health is held in collaboration with the Indigenous Food Network. The event is free and…
Find out more »October 2021
Volunteer Gleaning Day with North Country Food Alliance
Join Dream of Wild Health and or partner organizations and help us harvest food for community! Oct. 19, Volunteer Gleaning Day with North Country Food Alliance, 10am-12:30pm, Sign up link and details to use for the event page can be found here. Oct. 29, Volunteer Gleaning Day with North Country Food Alliance, 10am-12:30pm, Sign up link and details to use for the event page can be found here.
Find out more »3rd Annual Cultural Healing Summit: Virtual Medicine Plant Tour
The Mental Health and Wellness Action Team of Ramsey County Public Health (MHWAT) is hosting a free Cultural Healing Summit on Friday, October 22nd. Healers from all backgrounds will be featured in this virtual event, running from 9AM-4PM. The day will highlight well-being teachings, intergenerational resilience, and culturally specific healing practices. Click the link below to register and learn more. Hope Flanagan will represent Dream of Wild Health and educate viewers on wild plant harvesting from 2:35-3:30. Register here…
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