Indigenous Outreach & Engagement
Indigenous Food Forest Program
Supporting the establishment of food forests.
Events
Resources
Articles and resources featuring Indigenous growers.
Events
Knowledge-sharing events and gatherings for and by Indigenous communities.
Webinar
Thursday January 15, 2026
Field Day
Saturday October 18, 2025
Timmins
Webinar
Thursday October 16, 2025
Indigenous Food Forest Program
Supporting the establishment of food forests.
The Indigenous Food Forest Program equips Indigenous farmers and communities across Ontario with the funding, knowledge, and mentorship needed to design, establish, and care for resilient food forests that strengthen ecological health, food sovereignty, and cultural continuity.
The application intake is now closed – thank you to all who applied!
The Indigenous Food Forest Program is funded by the Governments of Canada and Ontario under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.
RESOURCES

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EFAO Launches New Food Forest Program for Indigenous Farmers, Growers and Communities
EFAO is launching a Food Forest Program for Indigenous growers through funding received from the governments of Canada and Ontario.

How to Give Thanks to Wild Leeks
Celeste Smith reflects on Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, connecting its stories to her own experiences and exploring what traditional ecological knowledge can offer.

Living Lab Meets Indigenous Innovation at Leading Cloud Gardens
Kara Tremblay describes how Leading Cloud Gardens at Apitipi Anicinapek Nation is nurturing food sovereignty, and its partnership with Living Lab – Ontario.

Mno Aki Land Trust: Redefining Conservation on Indigenous Terms
Mno Aki Land Trust (Mno Aki) is an Indigenous and women-led land trust model, federally incorporated in 2021 and a registered charity. In 2022, two of its founders, Becky Big Canoe and Sonia Molodecky, participated in a webinar with EFAO and Local Food and Farm...
Have a question about EFAO’s Indigenous Outreach & Engagement initiative? Please reach out to indigenous.outreach@efao.ca.
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