Indigenous Agroecology and Foodways | Selected Clips from the Joint 2016 Meeting of the Agrarian Trust and Biodynamics Association
NATIVE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY ACTIVISTS PRESENT AT ANNUAL BIODYNAMICS MEETING Moderator’s Note: From Chile to Alaska, we are witnessing the resurgence of indigenous foodways, agroecology, and the heritage cuisines. Among Mesoamericans and other Mexican-origin peoples on both sides of the border many people are returning to the milpa-based diets of our ancestors. I thought it opportune to share these two YouTube video clips from the joint meeting of The Agrarian Trust and the Biodynamics Association held in Santa Fe, New Mexico this past November 17, 2016. The clips were published by the Agrarian Trust on Dec 1, 2016. These clips document part of a half-day workshop at the Biodynamic Conference focused on “Land as Commons: Tracing the Acequia Commons.” Participants included Dr. Devon G. Pena, William deBuys, and Tezozomoc. The half-day session explored issues surrounding the acequias systems in the desert Southwest including geography and ecology, exploring the social architecture of di...