Initiatives
TEK Environmental Workforce Development Internships prepare Native American and other interns for conservation careers, three days a week, across all of our program tracks.
Elderberry Wisdom Farm’s Native American Plant Nursery grows native trees and plants to support ecosystems and cultural traditions.
Elderberry Wisdom Farm partners with Oregon Department of Forestry, City of Salem Urban Forestry, and Friends of Trees to train interns in cultivating, planting, and maintaining native trees and shrubs.
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EWF offers opportunities for interns to learn organic farming practices and food sovereignty alongside Native and Indigenous staff.
EWF trains Native Americans in agricultural and horticultural microenterprise, forming Native-owned LLCs that build multigenerational, living-wage careers for interns as future owner–operators.
After 28 years of research, interviews and support from tribal historians, the High Bear biography shares the life and legacy behind Elderberry Wisdom Farm’s founding vision and leadership.
Elderberry Wisdom Farm’s television and radio programming shares Traditional Ecological Knowledge and stories from the farm and its community.