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01/22/2026

The parallels of what is happening right now in Minnesota and the historic treatment of Indigenous Peoples by the United States Government are not lost on us. Our founder, Sean Sherman, shares some words on where NATIFS is at the moment.

12/08/2025

Bring more Indigenous meals to Native families. 🌽💛

Your gift to NATIFS supports our Meal Kits program and will help launch Meals for Native Institutions (MNI) — our 2026 initiative that delivers ready-to-eat Indigenous meals to schools, healthcare centers, elder programs, and more.

Together, we’re restoring Indigenous food sovereignty and creating sustainable pathways for the next generation.

Wopila tanka. Chi miigwech. Many thanks.

11/20/2025

🌾 Today is Give to the Max Day here in Minnesota.

Across Turtle Island, food connects and centers all of us — every heirloom seed, every decolonized recipe, every foraging excursion, every shared meal. Your support keeps Indigenous foodways alive and accessible for future generations.

When you give today, you help NATIFS:
• Cultivate the seeds of Indigenous heritage
• Nourish Native communities with healthy, culturally grounded meals
• Expand the reach of the Indigenous Food Lab and strengthen food sovereignty across our region

Join Minnesota in lifting up this work — your Give to the Max Day gift sustains vital education, community programs, and the next generation of Indigenous knowledge keepers.

Wopila tanka, chi miigwech, many thanks.

11/20/2025

🌾 Today is Give to the Max Day here in Minnesota.
Across Turtle Island, food connects and centers all of us — every heirloom seed, every decolonized recipe, every foraging excursion, every shared meal. Your support keeps Indigenous foodways alive and accessible for future generations.
When you give today, you help NATIFS:
• Cultivate the seeds of Indigenous heritage
• Nourish Native communities with healthy, culturally grounded meals
• Expand the reach of the Indigenous Food Lab and strengthen food sovereignty across our region
Join Minnesota in lifting up this work — your Give to the Max Day gift sustains vital education, community programs, and the next generation of Indigenous knowledge keepers.

Wopila tanka, chi miigwech, many thanks.

11/15/2025

“Kitchens build connection, memory, and resilience. When we eat together, we remember who we are.” - NATIFS Executive Director Sean Sherman
At NATIFS, food is more than nourishment. It’s a way to reclaim story, culture, and belonging.
Each meal, each seed, each shared table helps reconnect people, land, and tradition.

Food connects and centers all of us. 🌾
When you donate $100 or more by November 30, you’ll receive a $5 coupon toward any $50 purchase at the Indigenous Food Lab Market online—a small thank-you for helping us grow our impact. 🧺
Every purchase and every contribution supports Native producers, Indigenous food businesses, and the movement toward true food sovereignty.

Nurture Indigenous Food Sovereignty, donate to NATIFS

11/13/2025

Every heirloom seed, decolonized recipe, foraging excursion, and community meal ties us to our ancestors and to future generations.
When you support NATIFS, together we can:

✨ Cultivate the seeds of Indigenous heritage — revitalizing traditional foodways for future generations
🍲 Nourish Native communities — expanding access to healthy meals that strengthen wellbeing and cultural connection
🌎 Honor the land that sustains us — promoting sustainability and respect for all living systems
Your gift today creates an abundant tomorrow. Join us!

08/22/2025

For Native Hawaiians, Kalo (taro) is more than food—it’s family. 🌱 Considered the elder sibling of humanity in Hawai’ian cosmology, Kalo is deeply sacred, grounding generations in ancestry, land, and nourishment.

🍚 In our newest cooking video, we share a vegetarian twist on poke: Kalo Poke made with taro root and limu. This dish brings together two powerful plants in a celebration of health, tradition, and flavor.

Whether you live in the islands or far away, recipes like this help us reconnect with the roots—literally—of Indigenous food systems. 💚

This recipe was developed as part of a project through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative through which NĀTIFS ...

08/20/2025

🌊 Did you know that seaweed might be responsible for up to 70% of the oxygen we breathe?

Limu—Native Hawaiian seaweed—is more than just food. It’s one of the oldest life forms on Earth and an essential part of our planet’s life support system. 🌱

Rich in fiber, antioxidants, and minerals, limu nourishes both body and planet. But harvesting it isn’t just about taking—it’s about caretaking. In this video, Native Hawaiian forager Lei Wan shares how to harvest limu responsibly, honoring traditions passed down through generations in the Limahuli Valley. 🐚

This week in our Hawaii foraging series, Lei Wann introduces us to Limu—one of the oldest known life forms on Earth and a plant that plays a crucial role in ...