Mar 21, 2022 | Events, Indigenous Food Lab, NĀTIFS
Members from the NĀTIFS team went to the Lakota Food Summit in Rapid City from February 14th to the 17th. They had a wonderful time connecting with others about a love of food sovereignty! Our cooks arrived at the small Rapid City airport Monday evening, and after...
Sep 8, 2021 | Indigenous Food Lab
Thomas Andrade came to visit us as a part of our training program here at the Indigenous Food Lab. He currently lives in Anchorage, Alaska with ties to the Tseshaht, Navajo, and Apache nations. He works as a nutrition coordinator for Cook Inlet Tribal Council in their...
Aug 31, 2021 | Indigenous Food Lab, NĀTIFS
On August 11th, we partnered with Accenture to offer a live cooking demo doubling as a Accenture employee fundraiser to benefit our work here at NATIFS. We went live at noon and started with IFL kitchen manager Vern and a visiting chef, Daryl, who walked through how...
Aug 31, 2021 | Indigenous Food Lab, Mashkiikii Gitigan
Tobacco is a very hardy plant that enjoys lots of heat but not humidity – if the plant is too wet it can become weak and thin. It can get to around seven feet tall when fully grown depending on the variety. In our community garden this summer we have been trying...
Jul 14, 2021 | Indigenous Food Lab
With the opening of our sister restaurant Owamni nearing, some of their staff has been working with us in the Indigenous Food Lab (IFL) to research, taste, and develop their menu. The kitchen at Owamni is still in need of some last finishing touches as equipment and...
Jul 8, 2021 | Indigenous Food Lab
One of the most asked questions we get either via email, in response to meal kits we’ve done, or just people stopping us in the IFL, is “where can I buy Indigenous foods or food products?” A large part of our mission at NĀTIFS is to promote and provide access to...
