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Muskeg Lake Cree NationFood Forest
GLENNA CAYEN, Community Program Coordinator November 2019
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• Established in 1881 and centrally located in Saskatchewan
• Total number of band members is 2200 with 380 on-reserve
• First Urban Reserve in Canada • Highest number of Veterans in Canada
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Food Forest Development – Community FocusTraining• 5 day Garden Workshop
Feb 2018
• Plants as Food and Medicine – Feb 2019
• Food Forest Workshop –Sept 2019
Community Initiatives• Food Security Committee
• Met with Elders & Community
• Food Security Survey
• Massive Planting Days
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MLCN Food Forest Project Vision
• Re-establish a Cree relationship with the Land• Reviving traditions and taking care of the land
and ourselves• Self-determinant in food production &
sovereignty• A functional and beautiful space for the whole
community!
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Elders and Community Consultation -2018
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A Holistic and Healthy Community Initiative What is a Food Forest?
• It’s a multifunctional agricultural system which produces nutrient –dense fruits and other edibles, as well as medicines and cultural resources provided by nature.
• It’s design is inspired by nature and so supports ecology and requires little maintenance or inputs once established.
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Difference between a Conventional Orchard and a Food forest
Rows OF THE SAME TREE OVER AND OVER Integration of many varieties planted in a natural style WITH MANY LAYERS
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Food Forest Planting Day October 15, 2018
• 140 Apple trees ( 5 varieties)• 40 Plum trees (3 varieties)• 40 Cherry trees (2 varieties)• 100 Saskatoon berry bushes• 20 mountain ash trees (attracts the birds)• 20 birch trees (used as wind breaks)
Total 360!
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Muskeg Lake Students
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Food Forest, School and Clinic Planting Day May 23, 2019
• 20 Highbush Cranberry• 20 Northern Gooseberry• 20 Currant• 5 Grapes• 4 Rhubarb Red• 100 Chokecherry• 40 Buckthorn• 60 Haskap• 100 Raspberry
• 15 Lilac• 20 Virginia Creeper• 35 Maples• 35 Willows
• Total just under 500 Trees and Shrubs!
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School and Community Support for Planting Days
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Multiple Generations
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Key Areas of the Community to Benefit from this Food Forest Initiative
• 1. Food Security • 2. Land-use for Sustainability and Economic
Development• 3. Health• 4. Education: Focus on Land-based education• 5. Sport Development, Culture and
Recreation
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Ariel View of the Food Forest
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Grapes Tobacco Apples
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A Food Forest is an Approach to Food Security and Economic Development in
Muskeg Lake