Food Justice & Land Restoration

Our Food Justice and Land Restoration Bundle is focused on traditional knowledge sharing through the reconnection to land and our relationship with food as medicine.

This consists of the following community offerings:

• Indigenous Food Care Packs (Seasonal Food Distribution at no cost to community)

• Partnership with the Food Forest Cooperative at Spaces of Opportunity

• Campo Santo Mexicano Cemetery - Land restoration and preservation efforts with the dependents of the 312 relatives resting at the abandoned cemetery located in South Phoenix.

• Food Systems Community Education

  • Small Business Incubation & Technical Assistance to community entrepreneurs

  • Food as Medicine Food Demonstrations & Tastings

  • Food Safety Trainings & Certifications (Cottage Law, Food Handlers Cards, Kitchen Manager Trainings, Etc)

• Land Based Advocacy

  • Protection of land, water and our food ways.

• Catering food services, in partnership with Sana Sana Foods & Ancestral Foods Chef Maria Parra Cano

Indigenous Food Care Packs

We provide indigenous food care packs with culturally relevant and nutrient dense foods that are sourced locally from urban farmers and Indigenous food producers. Food distribution is seasonal and is also dependent on the availability of funds. To date, the CC has distributed food packs to 65,000 families.

 Food Forest

In partnership with the Food Forest Cooperative at Spaces of Opportunity - Youth from our extended communities have the opportunity to learn about our Indigenous teachings and culture through workshops focused on plants and art. They learn practical skills and also spiritual values that show them how to be a good relative to people and how to take care of Mother Earth. In addition, they build companionship with another and take on leadership qualities that build on their confidence and help guide them in school and their families. Connection to the land and to where our food comes from, is essential for communities in South Phoenix to thrive.

Campo Santo Mexicano Cemetery

The Campo Santo Mexicano Cemetery is a historic site that dates back to the 1890’s, when the land was still Mexico. This cemetery is home to families of farmers and ranchers that lived in the area and worked the land. Over the past 44 years, this land has been protected from the pressures of development by devoted community members such as Timoteo Diaz and organizations such as Pioneers' Cemetery Association.

The Cihuapactli Collective has been working with Diaz and PCA to push efforts for the city of Phoenix to provide proper fencing and visual recognition with a walkway so relatives can visit their ancestors. During this phase, the CC has been collecting stories from Diaz and PCA along with descendants of the cemetery to uphold the legacies of those buried. They hope more stories will surface in the community so the cemetery can have proper acknowledgement and its history will be accounted for.

Please visit our Campo Santo Project Page for more information.

Food Systems Community Education

In Collaboration with Chef Maria Parra Cano & Sana Sana Foods, our Food System team focuses on supporting the incubation of local small business owners & entrepreneurs. We offer workshops on the incorporation of a business to budgeting and business planning. Our team also provides community with food safety workshops aimed at ensuring that food workers are functioning safely and feel supported.

The Cihuapactli Collective also incubates the Food Forest Cooperative as their fiscal agent and the CC also provides payroll services for 3 Food Forest Members. Please list their site and reach out to the team!!

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