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ORGANIC GARDENS

kids with seedlings
Children help out in the greenhouses on Pine Ridge Reservation.
The US Department of Agriculture reports that Native Americans suffer food insecurity and hunger at twice the rate of the general population.

Across the country, Native American families are struggling to feed themselves because of poverty and geographic isolation.

Fresh fruit and vegetables are difficult to access for many American Indians.

Diabetes and other health problems are rampant on Indian Reservations across the US.

Running Strong tries to address these programs through:
• organic community gardens
• family gardens
• communal greenhouse programs.

These programs distribute food to isolated areas, foster self-sufficiency, and makes healthy food choices possible.

 GARDENING INITIATIVES
Program: Location:
Slim Buttes Agricultural
Development Program
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota
 Winyan Tanka Win Garden Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, South Dakota
Wellknown Buffalo Children's Garden Crow Reservation, Montana

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