Produce grown by Iowa’s ORIGINAL Farmers. Growing food, farmers and community.
Our Mission:
Red Earth Gardens is an organic farm committed to growing food in a way that was taught to us by our ancestors. Nourishing Mother Earth while supporting the community through environmentally-sustainable practices, we grow vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruit.
Before organic was, the Meskwaki stewarded the land and partnered with nature in meaningful and highly functional ways. We continue the tradition by moving beyond the minimum organic standards, to maximize both ecological benefits and quality of produce.
At Red Earth Gardens, we work to bring you quality vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers through a unique combination of indigenous land use ethics and cutting-edge best practices and tools in no-till market farming production methods.
Purchase Red Earth Garden’s locally grown, organic products HERE!
Community
Born from the desire to regain food sovereignty, the farm is growing healthy, beyond organic produce, developing the next generation of the Meskwaki workforce, and demonstrating regenerative agricultural practices.
Red Earth Gardens began in 2013 from the Meskwaki Food Sovereignty Initiative, motivated by the desire to improve the health of tribal members, develop the next generation of the tribe’s workforce, and continue the Meskwaki community’s deep connection to the land and one another. We do this by growing food, gathering around meals to celebrate the seasons throughout the year, and by hosting events in partnership with other tribal departments to promote healthy living on the Meskwaki Settlement.
Workforce Development
More than just a production farm, Red Earth Gardens is also a teaching farm, with a focus on workforce development. Through the Promoting Tribal Economies Course (PTEC), tribal participants learn regenerative farming and job skills through on-the-job training.
Produce
We use no-till, beyond organic farming practices to build healthy living soils, which in turn grow flavorful and nutrient dense produce. We do this by managing a holistic agricultural system that honors and partners with nature in unique and mutually-beneficial ways. Visit Red Earth Garden’s website to purchase products and learn more about the garden.
Visit Red Earth Garden’s website HERE!
| Farm Production Manager | Grant Shadden |
| Permaculture Specialist | TBH |
| Farm Sales Coordinator | TBH |
| Farm Crew Leader | Dewey Youngbear Bass |
| Farm Crew Member | Prentiss Wolf, Jr |
| Farm Crew Member | Ray Tahahwah |
| Farm Crew Member | Jana Kapayou-Bear |
| Farm Crew Member | Frank Blackcloud |
| Farm Crew Member | Brian Johnson |
| Farm Address: | Winter Office Address: | Farm Phone: 641.484.9550 |
| 1401 305th St. Tama, IA 52339 |
1496 Hwy 30 Tama, IA 52339 |
Office Phone: 641.484.9501 |
