Specialty Crop

Increase the supply of locally produced, healthy, affordable food on the Wind River Reservation (WRR) by supporting WRR-based food production. Programs include the Wind River Farmers’ Market, and support for residents of the WRR to start farming, ranching, and raising specialty crops including vegetables, fruits, honey, and other products.

The Wind River Food Sovereignty Project was started in 2018 by Hank Herrera, who dedicated his life to fighting for racial, economic, and environmental justice, and for the right of indigenous people and communities to define their own food systems and tell their own stories. Mr. Herrera died in 2020, but his legacy lives on.