Elderberry Wisdom Farm 2025 Annual Report
- Rose High Bear
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
By Rose High Bear (Deg Hit’an Dine, Inupiaq), Founding Director
We released the Elderberry Wisdom Farm 2025 Annual Report in December. Sam, our filmmaker, drove down to the farm to record us and then he drove back home to edit the content into a short film summarizing the past year of activities at our Native American nonprofit. His recording shows how we value oral tradition to share our truths. It has existed for centuries within our earth-based cultures. I invite you to view our film. Our activities from the past year reflect the increasing capacity of our organization to fulfill its lofty mission and vision in service to our community.
Honoring and acknowledging our people – our board of directors, our staff, our partners, our volunteers and our funders – is a high priority. Gratitude reflects the importance of reciprocity to our team and community. We support them, and they in return help to support our efforts.
Our film mentions seven initiatives that are continuing to unfold, all anchored in EWF’s Traditional Ecological Knowledge Workforce Development Internships. The most recent initiative, our urban forestry work, has opened the door for us to work with and mentor our community’s youth in several of Salem’s high schools. This opportunity involves partnerships with three local high schools. We and multiple partners are including students and their families in the planning for tree canopies needed in low tree canopy neighborhoods where tree shade is too sparce for families to endure the increasingly hot and dry summers that are expected to increase in intensity and duration in our mid-Willamette Valley.
We welcome you to screen this film that shares our story of 2025 successes.
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