b'Seed Stewardship2020The importance of seed saving for food and cultural sovereignty was made clearerthan ever as commercial seed houses were depleted due to stay-at-home orders. Wedeveloped a social enterprise plan to expand seed production, ensuring diverse,viable stock for generations. Partnering with Seed Savers Exchange, we grew andreturned five varieties to their home communities in 2020, contributing to the futureof our food system.2021During the growing season, over 100 varieties were stewarded on the farm, includingthe Indigenous Seed bundle, market vegetables, and ground cover crops.Experimentation led to the identification of a drought/heat-tolerant spinach varietyfavored in taste-tests but sought after by deer. Ongoing seed bundle maintenanceinvolves adapting to climate changes and teaching youth about seed saving forvarious crops. The team managed 16 varieties from the Dream of Wild Health seedbundle, six from Seed Savers Exchange (SSE) under an SARE grant, and incorporatedfive new varieties in early 2021. Over 200 seed bundles were distributed for the 2021Upper Midwest Indigenous Seed Keepers Network (ISKN) seed drive, and foodprocessing efforts aimed at creating value-added products for the community.Rematriation seed varieties continued growing, but travel restrictions due to COVID-19 halted returns to some communities. Despite this, three seeds found their wayhome with a former DWH employee, connecting with their new steward.2022Our seed regeneration team were all under 18 in order to further our goal ofmultiplying both seeds and individuals involved in seed work. Following a spring seedcurriculum, the team started seeds in the greenhouse, transplanted crops, andprocessed them for medicinal and culinary uses. The team had two trips this growingseason to see other Indigenous farm operations and also participated in a seedrematriation event at the Oneida reservation in Wisconsin. Harvesting over 60 cropsand seeding 125 varieties, the team continues to contribute to variety maintenance,seed rematriation, and multiplication for ongoing food production. 12'