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Traditional Storytelling of Place-Based Foods with Valerie Segrest

June 25th, 2012

Join IATP Food and Community Fellow Valerie Segrest, a native foods educator, community nutritionist and member of the Muckleshoot Tribe, as she shares accounts of Native food traditions and explores ways indigenous perspectives can support positive social change and a more sustainable food system for the future. For many Native communities, place-based and traditional foods are more than nourishment; they also feed the spirit and are powerful teachers. They represent a living link with the land and embody the resilience of Native communities and the land itself. This pe

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IATP June 6, 2012 letter to Senator Amy Klobuchar on Farm Bill amendments

June 6, 2012 Dear Senator Klobuchar, As an organization that has been working for fair and sustainable farm policy for over 25 years, we thank you for your work on the Farm Bill in the Agriculture Committee. As you know, there will be numerous amendments proposed to the Farm Bill on the Senate floor in the next few weeks. Below are amendments we hope you will support:

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