Nicole Lim
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Springtime’s First Food
In the Eastern Pomo language, April is referred to as “Schubok-Goy-Di” or “Flowers Grow Time.” For many of our local tribes, the first strawberries are celebrated and blessed as the arrival of spring brings growth and renewal, and the strawberries are considered “first foods.” Berries are an integral part of the traditional California native diet.…
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California Native Table
By Nicole Lim, J.D. (Pomo/Miwok) Bah’-ki is the Southern Pomo word for elderberry. Throughout Sonoma County and the state, California Native Americans continue to gather and steward elderberries as an important nutritional, medicinal and cultural resource. Elderberry has and continues to be one of our most important plant relatives. California Native Americans share spiritual and…
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Acorn Harvest
Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake counties share the ancestral territory of Pomo, Miwok, and Wappo Peoples. Today, we are working to reclaim the health of our people and homelands through the food sovereignty efforts of cultivating and harvesting our traditional foods. Food sovereignty is the inherent right to access traditional foods and resources, without any GMOs,…