May 2013 - Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative

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MVSKOKE
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Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative
ur mission is to enable the Mvskoke people and
their neighbors to provide for their food and health
needs now and in the future through sustainable
agriculture, economic, cultural and educational
development and community involvement.
April 30 & May 1, 2013
Food Handlers Training, MFSI, 3-5 pm,
attend one day only for certificate. Call
918.756.5915 to schedule.
May 2, 2013
5th grade natural resource day, Deep Fork
NWR at Cussetuh Bottoms. theme:
Conservation.
Contact: Rhnea Stoy,
Okmulgee County Conservation District,
918.756.8111.
May 6, 2013
Okmulgee County Wellness Coalition
Healthy Lifestyles Committee Meeting, 12
noon, Okmulgee County Health Department.
May 7, 2013
Okmulgee County Farmers Market Grand Opening
Lynn Duke
MFSI has seedlings growing at the Okmulgee Community
Garden as well as the Wilson Greenhouse this year. These
seedlings will give us a vast selection of produce and plants for
our table at the Okmulgee Farmers Market (OFM). Being part
of OFM will give us a chance to promote our philosophy of
teaching healthy, organic eating habits.
The OFM opening day is May 3, 2013 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
There are a plenty of activities planned for opening day
including a food preparation demonstration and raffles. The
season hours are Tuesday and Friday’s, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m through
October. Okmulgee Main St and Tourism sponsors Okmulgee
Farmers Market. Come out and see all the wonderful produce
that your local community can provide!
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IHCRC After School Program, Park
Elementary, Tulsa, 3-5 pm.
May 8, 2013
4-H Planning Session with Langston
University’s Sheila Stevenson, MFSI, 1pm
Food & Food Fitness Policy Council, MFSI,
3-4:30 pm, Contact Rita Williams,
918.759.1891.
May 11, 2013
Kerr's Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
Horticulture Program, MFSI, 8-5 all day
training. Contact J. Marshall, 918.752.6139,
for information.
May 12, 2013
Mother’s Day
Kerr Beginning Farmers & Ranchers Livestock Workshop
H. June Marshall
Dr. Dave and Mrs. Linda Sparks welcomed the livestock group
to their ranch northeast of Porum early Saturday morning.
Getting up early is nothing to the Sparks as they work their 350
acre beautiful farm. Dr. Sparks taught most of the day’s classes
but we also heard from other speakers, too, on feeding small
ruminants, multiple species grazing, reproductive efficiency,
meat goat selection, business plans, parasite management, and a
FAMACHA and hands-on activity. During his business plan
session, David Redhage even told us the story of how he got a
broken toe by vacuuming. Not much you can do for a broken
toe he said, so his wife put him to work washing dishes!
Livestock students Margaret Hobias from Weleetka and Sandra
and Richard Vanderslice, Bristow, and June Marshall, MFSI,
Okmulgee, left Henryetta about 7 am arriving in Porum at 8.
Porum is about a 45 minute drive from Henryetta going east on
40. While we waited for the class to start at 9:30, Linda Sparks
invited us to go with her to feed the dogs about a mile away.
The Sparks moved to the ranch about five years ago moving
from Kansas. Their land consists of a creek, woods, coal pits,
pastures, and when they arrived at their ranch there was nothing
but weeds. The Dr. stated they planted no grasses, did a lot of
soil testing, and implemented rotational multi species grazing.
He also stated the system has worked but it does take a lot of
management.
Throughout the day we learned what the
terminology meant. The next livestock session will be in
Poteau on Saturday, June 8th. If you have an interest in
livestock and would like to be a participant next year, please
contact J. Marshall at 918.752.6139.
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MFSI Board of Directors
LIZ HOLATA
DUANE MEADOWS
MFSI Advisory Committee
GEORGE TIGER
MCN Principal Chief
JOHNNIE BRASUELL
MCN Diabetes
SHARON IVERSON
MCN Diabetes Dietician
EMMAN SPAIN
MCN Cultural Preservation
JOHN WEST
Horticulturalist
YVETTE WILEY
MCN Environmental Services
DONNA WILLIAMS
Personal Chef
LOU FIXICO
MCN Elderly Nutrition
MFSI Staff
Left to right: Margaret Hobias, Sandra Vanderslice,
and June Marshall.
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DARRELL FOX
H. JUNE MARSHALL
DICEY BARNETT
RITA WILLIAMS
STEPHANIE BERRYHILL
SUE WHITE
LYNN DUKE
Goat Hill Farm, Porum, OK
Running a farm sometimes means being
mother to the little orphans that cross
your path. Happy Mothers Day Linda
X Your little kid.....
Linda Sparks
Working dogs coming to be fed.
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Pollinators
by H. June Marshall, Community Coordinator
Many have already planted their gardens or are just
about to, and we know how beneficial pollinators are to
the success of gardens. MFSI has received two garden
plots at the Okmulgee Community Garden located near
the hospital behind the Health Department. If you want
to grow and do not have the space or you may want a
bigger garden plot, why not get a plot through this
wonderful opportunity? It is a city opportunity offered
through the efforts of the Okmulgee Wellness Coalition
Healthy Lifestyles Committee. Get your application at
the Okmulgee County Health Department, see Bobby
Howard. There are guidelines and rules when you
participate in the program that not only helps in growing
but will help the environment.
When we think of pollinators, what immediately comes
to mind are bees and butterflies. But there are also
moths, beetles, flies, birds, and bats.
Help us celebrate National Pollinator Week, June 17-23,
2013! Suggestions for planting: Western columbine has
brilliant red and yellow flowers, cardinal flower has a lot
of nectar for the hummingbirds, spotted joe pye weed
supports adult monarch butterflies, white heath aster
provides nectar to many butterflies, and there are many
other colorful flowers and plants that are attractive to the
pollinators. The pollinator we are most familiar is the
Ruby-throated hummingbird, who loves red garden
flowers and our colorful feeders.
More information about pollinators may be
found at:
www.pollinator.org
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/pollination.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination
A good definition of a pollinator is an insect that carries
pollen from flower to another or to transfer pollen from
an anther to the stigma of a flower. When I think of
pollen I think of the nectar that pollinators like. When
they move around collecting the nectar, they are moving
the pollen around with them helping to pollinate the
plants. Some plants will not produce if they do not have
the pollen. It is important that we help the pollinators
with what we plant and even where we plant. We know
the pollinators like color and shapes that will attract
them. According to the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service,
Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden, we must provide
(plant) a habitat where they can nest and lay their eggs
such as shrubs, tall grasses, low-growing plants, provide
patches of fallen branches, small patches of bare ground,
and bee nesting block.
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Food Sovereignty Summit
Collaboration for Sustainability
Providing for the Future of our People
April 15 -18, 2013 Green Bay, WI
Rita Williams presented several Community Food Projects grants at the Native Food Summit in April.
The summit hosted different tribal nations working to sustain their foods for people and networking with
one another to grow healthy foods.
The Food Sovereignty Summit is sponsored by the Oneida Nation, First Nations Development Institute,
Intertribal Agricultural Council, and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.
THREE TRAINING TRACKS OFFERED:
• SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
• COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND DEVELOPMENT
• BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, FINANCE AND MARKETING.
EXPERIENCES ABOUT FOOD SECURITY, TRIBAL
CONSERVATION AND EDUCATIONAL FILMS ARE ALSO
BEING SHARED!
More information may be found at www.firstnations.org
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February 23rd canning class held
at Glenpool Indian Community
Center. Happy Mothers Day!
MFSI’ers Sue and Dicey (L-R) planting flowers
for an upcoming event. Sue made the cans ready
for drainage by punching holes in bottom. They
painted the cans for a decorative look.
Mother & Daughter visit to
MFSI. They returned corn seeds
that they grew. Come visit MFSI
anytime!
Julia Selvidge Berryhill's children and
grandchildren think she is an expert in
down-home-cooking. She is pictured
here with beefheart mushrooms that were
gathered by her husband, Mike.
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Angela (l) and Jason (r) at Pickett Chapel UMC Fellowship hall. Angela
keeps the church organized, Jason is church council chairperson.
Teresa, an instructor for the Eagle Adventure, presenting to
an after school program. MFSI does an outreach cultural program for the
school.
Reneé Grounds (l), Euchee Language teacher, & Rev. Margaret
Johnson (r), Dist. Supt. NE Region OIMC – beautiful women!
Welcome to Revs. Carol & Alex Txipama (l to r) recently arrived
from Africa. Rev. Carol is pastor at Pickett Chapel UMC in
Sapulpa.The first thing Alex wanted to do was put in a garden
which was done!
Alex is from Angola. Rev. Carol is from Kentucky, and became a
1st time grandmother April 5th. Congratulations.
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MVSKOKE
FOOD
Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative
100 E. 7th, Suite 101, Okmulgee, OK 74447
http://www.mvskokefood.org
May 2013
RETURN SERVICES REQUESTED
MFSI OFFICE
MVSKOKE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
INITIATIVE
100 E. 7th St., Suite 101
P.O. Box 813
Okmulgee, OK 74447
Ph: (918) 756-5915
Fax: (918) 756-5918
Beautiful woman Mary Watashe just turned 90 on April 3rd.
Happy Birthday, Mary! Mary’s from Sapulpa, OK.
Office Hours:
M - F 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
MFSI Staff are here to help you. Please
feel free to stop in and visit.
Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, organized exclusively for charitable, educational and
scientific purposes.
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