An Indigenous-led group in Maine is literally taking food sovereignty into its own hands by reclaiming 245 acres of farmland for Wabanaki farming and culture.
The nonprofit Niweskok (“From Stars to Seeds”) raised $1.8 million to buy a former horse farm in Waldo County, aiming to turn it into a hub for growing traditional crops and medicines.
In a state where tribal sovereignty battles often get bogged down in politics, the Wabanaki are just getting on with it: planting real food on real land for their people.
This back-to-the-earth initiative is as local as it gets – minimal processing, heirloom seeds, and a big thumb in the eye to industrial ag.
It’s Goodnight’s Red River philosophy in action up north: skip the bureaucracy and grow your own. The lesson for other communities?
Sometimes economic resilience means returning to basics – land, community, and actual food – instead of waiting for permission (Bangor Daily News, May 15, 2025).