Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day from unceded Nisenan land! We would like to share this acknowledgement from @SacNAHC: "The history of the Sacramento area, and the people, is rich in heritage, culture and tradition. This area was, and still is, (1/5)
the Tribal land of the Nisenan people. Sacramento was a gathering place for many local Tribes who have lived throughout the central valley and the foothills for generations and were the original stewards of this land. (2/5)
We would like to acknowledge the Southern Maidu people to the North, the Valley and Plains Miwok/ Me-Wuk Peoples to the south of the American River, and the Patwin Wintun Peoples to the west of the Sacramento River. We would also like to honor the Wilton Rancheria, (3/5)
the only federally recognized tribe in Sacramento County. We acknowledge that we are standing on the tribal lands of Sacramento’s Indigenous people." Are you looking for a way to meaningfully celebrate today? (4/5)
On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay Day, I (Sam) want to share a short story about SB907. When we were in the early stages drafting the bill, (1/7)
a group of reviewers with @food_ca took a look at it with the lens of racial equity and one of their many great questions stood out to me: "This program will fund CalFresh/EBT at certified farmers' markets in California. (2/7)
Will that include farmers' markets on tribal land within California?" My first reaction was to think that is must, as certified farmers' markets can be operated by local government entities. Without being sure, (3/7)
Yesterday, we shared a comparison of #CalFresh and #MarketMatch numbers from January - August 2021 and 2022. Now, take a look at the growth in CF/MM distribution at local #Sacramento farmers' markets since 2019! (1/11)
Let's take a moment for a history lesson: While there were concerns early in the pandemic that farmers' markets would not survive, they were declared essential services and allowed to remain open. Markets adapted quickly, adopting new safety measures, (2/11)
and many saw growth in demand as people felt more comfortable shopping for groceries outdoors where contagious spread was far less likely. As many jobs were lost and federal rules were temporarily changed to expand SNAP (CalFresh) eligibility, (3/11)