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Youth Garden and Orchard Project
Our most recent effort with our Nimiipuu Canoe project and working with the Lapwai Elementary School After School Program has been to develop other ways to help the youth expand their knowledge of gardens and fruit trees. As Lapwai is fairly rural, we are developing a Youth Community Garden and Orchard to ensure that the local youth and their community have access to fresh fruits and vegetables that will help meet their food and nutritional needs.
Our goals are to provide the youth and community with educational opportunities in all aspects of the project and to encourage their agency in growing their own food.
As we work to establish a meaningful and effective program for the Lapwai community, we also plan to eventually expand the garden and fruit tree orchard to the other two main communities on our reservation. This program aims to be inclusive and accessible to all community members. Fruits and vegetables that are harvested from our garden and orchard will be distributed without discrimination.
We feel that this effort, along with our new “Nimiipuu Buffalo Project,” will develop food security and promote food sovereignty for the Nimiipuu and other community members.
This is a collaborative project which welcomes contributors with diverse knowledge and skill sets. We invite all who would like to be a part of this program to contact us at the emails below. If you are interested in learning more, getting involved , or providing other support please feel free to contact us.
Project Director Julian learns about organic orchard methods from our WSU Horticulture Department partner, Grant Glover.
We are excited to harvest our first corn crop this fall.
A volunteer installs protective cages around our fruit trees.
Master canoe carver Jim Jameson drills drainage holes in our new garden containers.
We are experimenting with container gardening as an accessible and efficient growing method.
Project Manager Alexandra weeds the raised garden bed.
We are excited to harvest our first corn crop this fall.
After School Program youth and a volunteer fill the raised garden bed
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If you’d like to visit our project, contact our Project Manager, Alexandra, about scheduling a visit or joining one of our regular meetings held on Wednesday afternoons at the Nimiipuu Canoe Site on Bever Grade Road in Lapwai, ID.
Project Director - Julian Matthews -protectingnimiipuu@gmail.com
Project Manager - Alexandra Koubek - koubekalexandra@gmail.com
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