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Cheyenne River Youth Project's Garden Evolving Into Micro Farm

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ICTMN Staff
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2015

Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Garden Evolving Into Micro Farm

Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Garden Evolving Into Micro Farm
Cheyenne River Youth Project's Garden Evolving Into Micro Farm

When the Cheyenne River Youth Project started its organic garden in 1999, staff at the 26-year-old nonprofit would never have guessed where the little garden would take them.

The two-acre Winyan Toka Win–or “Leading Lady”–garden is the heart of the youth project, and is becoming a micro farm. Sustainable agriculture at the youth project in Eagle Butte, South Dakota supports nutritious meals and snacks at the main youth center for 4 to 12 year olds and at the Cokata Wiconi Teen Center. The garden also provides fresh ingredients for the farm-to-table Keya Café, merchandise for the Keya Gift Shop, and seasonal Leading Lady Farmers Market. To continue with the garden’s success, CRYP has invested in a new irrigation system, a garden redesign, and a composting system...

food sovereignty, food systems, locally grown foods, sustainability, youth education
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Native Nations: 
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Resource Type: 
News and Opinion
Topics: 
Economic and Community Development, Environment and Natural Resources

ICTMN Staff. "Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Garden Evolving Into Micro Farm." Indian Country Today Media Network. July 6, 2015. Article. (https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/health-wellness/cheyenne-river-youth..., accessed July 7, 2015)

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