by Heather Steinberger | Jun 10, 2013 | Sustainable Agriculture
This summer is a big one for us. Thanks to a grant from the Northwest Area Foundation and a nationwide grassroots fundraising campaign, our nearly 25-year-old nonprofit has been able to undertake a major expansion of sustainable agriculture initiatives. NWAF supports...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 22, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Sustainable Agriculture
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently commented, “The only way we are going to provide a healthy environment for future generations is through redesigning the food system.” In other words, we have to look beyond our grocery store’s shelves, beyond the fast-food chains,...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 15, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Family Services, Sustainable Agriculture, The Main Youth Center
They are familiar figures on the 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota’s remote West River country. They’re preparing healthy meals and snacks for young children and teens. They’re busy tending the 2-acre, naturally grown Winyan Toka Win...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 11, 2013 | Sustainable Agriculture
Grown in CRYP’s All-Natural Garden, These Foods Are Available for Purchase in Person, by Phone or Online — All Proceeds Benefit CRYP Programming and Services When the Cheyenne River Youth Project® first took responsibility for the 2-acre garden plot across East...
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 28, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Family Services, Sustainable Agriculture, The Main Youth Center
This year, we’ll celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Cheyenne River Youth Project. The quarter-century mark is not only a celebration of what a community can do for itself, but also major milestone on the way to an even brighter future. “It’s not common for a...
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 7, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Family Services, Sustainable Agriculture, The Main Youth Center
With the new year just a week old, our staff and long-term volunteers are already busy with January programming, filling the weekly schedules at the Cokata Wiconi teen center and The Main youth center with exciting, fun and educational activities for the young people...
