By Rose High Bear (Deg Hit’an Dine, Inupiaq) Founding Director Last year, we gave cases of the Martin High Bear book to tribal colleges throughout the Northern Great Plains and other tribal locations. The Seven Commandments of the Sacred Buffalo Calf Woman: Martin High Bear (1919-1995) was shared with Oglala Lakota College: Rapid City Campus, Sitting Bull College in Ft. Yates, North Dakota and United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota. I’m so grateful to colle

Joaquin Ocana Native Plant Nursery Coordinator The last few months have been some of the most exciting and eventful of the year! Some of our summer cohort loved it so much here that they agreed to extend their internship through September. They continued to learn how we integrate TEK into conservation practices and have gone on to do the awesome things they are doing out in the world. We are really grateful for all the amazing work and energy they contributed. Working with th

By Rose High Bear (Deg Hit’an Dine, Inupiaq) Founding Director Image of Blue Elderberry Farm logo Elderberry Wisdom Farm has been perfecting our Wisdom of the Elderberry Syrup recipe this fall. Many of you know that we have been growing the Sambucus nigra ssp Cerulea species of elderberry, also called Blue Elderberry, since before my move to rural Marion County in 2017. We formed Blue Elderberry Farm as a model business in 2021 and completed our business, marketing and financ

By Rose High Bear (Deg Hit’an Dine, Inupiaq) Founding Director Image of Sacred Tree graphic Elderberry Wisdom Farm is excited to announce the expansion of our TEK Workforce Development Internships for Native Americans and other interns interested in conservation careers. In 2026 we will offer 6-month TEK Urban Forestry Internships that expand work with partners including Oregon Department of Forestry: Urban Forestry, City of Salem Urban Forestry, Friends of Trees and 3 local

Renee Dompier (Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians) Native Plant Nursery Assistant Photo of two deer at EWF I hate to drive past any kind of furry friend that has been hit by a vehicle and left alongside the road. It seems like it happens more these days which we might attribute to the ever-growing population and everything that comes with it. Do not get me wrong, I love my home, cellphone, and even my car, but I do not like seeing the animals alongside the road. I get

Dawn shares the important work happening at EWF, sharing organic vegetables with Native Elders.

Hear from Renee about a special appearance at the farm.

Hear from Joaquin about the intern's important work over the summer with our partners.

Join us this fall for volunteering at EWF.

Stay up to date on the internships at EWF and their progress over the summer.

Learn how EWF is building community through partnerships and reciprocity.

Learn how you can help out at EWF this summer!

Hear from Renee about Junkos in the Native Plant Nursery!

Learn about our work with the National Tree Equity Coaching Network and teachings from Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Watch this short film about EWF's blossoming blue elderberry crops!

Join us on Wednesdays for summer volunteering!

They did it! Our interns celebrated the conclusion of the Spring TEK Workforce Development Internship!

Learn how EWF is working with community partners to bring awareness to native plants.

Our elderberry patch is expanding up the hillside to the north and we noticed the deer are nibbling on their fresh new growth...

EWF’s Founding Director Rose High Bear (Deg Hit’an Dine, Inupiaq) has been invited to attend the 19th Annual Elderberry Conference at University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri June 18-20.