Welcome here. This project is a grassroots, Indigenous-led initiative which hopes to empower individuals and communities to harness the traditional method of food dehydration and pair it with nation-to-nation trade as a way of promoting food sovereignty in Treaty 1 territory and beyond.
Food dehydration is a low-energy preservation method which extends food shelf life, eliminates the need for refrigeration and reduces freight costs- all of which make dehydrated foods excellent things to ship in the mail.
Many northern communities face market-based food insecurity due to high prices and spoilage while southern and urban communities often do not have access to traditional meats and other wild foods. By sharing practical food dehydration skills, and building an database of indigenous organizations and communities working with food, we hope to facilitate a system of trade which will connect communities and strengthen indigenous food sovereignty.
Imagine: You have extra moose meat, we have extra berries. Let's dehydrate and trade!
