A mother, grandmother, traditional pueblo farmer & beekeeper, herbalist, seed keeper, educator and community food systems advocate, Addelina has worked with Indigenous community food systems and food sovereignty for over 16 years.

A full-spectrum birthworker, lactation counselor, and Indigenous Sustainable Design consultant, Beata has a background as an educator and in early childhood development, traditional farming and agriculture.

Beth Ann’s earliest outdoor experiences came from toiling in the family garden, playing in the acequia, pushing cattle from pasture to pasture in the Carson National Forest, and learning how friends collected and shared local herbs.

Cecilia is a small-farm grower in Doña Ana County, rooted in a family tradition of working la tierra. She grew up working in the fields alongside her parents, and learned to value what it means to work hard, persevere, and care for la tierra that provides for us. Today, she continues that tradition, growing food and staying connected to the land.

Chasity is a Pueblo farmer, traditional seedkeeper and birthkeeper, southwest herbalist, certified full-spectrum doula,  licensed massage therapist, as well as a scholar, writer, and organizer on Pueblo women in agriculture and Indigenous food and seed sovereignty. She grows seed and food for her community of Acoma Pueblo, and contributes to the healing of Pueblo women and children.

Gaby is a bilingual educator, regenerative gardener, and lifelong student of living ecosystems. Drawing inspiration from her family’s Indigenous and agricultural heritage, she believes healthy communities begin with healthy soil, meaningful education, and a renewed connection to nature.

Jessica has deep roots in New Mexico, where she learned to grow alongside her grandmother in her greenhouse, and learned the traditions of tending the land, passed on through her mother. She raises lambs with the goal of providing wholesome, locally raised food, and is deeply grateful to farm in a community rich with strong women, culture, and agricultural tradition.

Kateri is from the Pueblo of Isleta, where her connection to community, land, and culture shapes how she moves through the world. Her work is rooted in strengthening Indigenous communities through land-based education, food sovereignty, emotional intelligence, and community engagement.

Lavonna is a third-generation D’ine farmer from the Navajo Nation. Her parents and grandparents taught her the old ways of strong work, which hold that farming is life and the cycles of planting and harvesting will go on forever.

Quita is an herbalist, photographer, writer, and land steward whose work is deeply rooted in the landscapes and traditions of Northern New Mexico. Raised in the rural drylands and irrigated valleys of Nambé, Quita developed an early reverence for plants and believes caring for the land is inseparable from caring for community.

Rosalia has spent a career healing people, and their  journey—from healthcare to fitness to food—has brought them full circle to ancestral land, where they work as a community advocate for culturally relevant food access, food sovereignty, and reviving cambalache, barter, and trade as alternatives to commodification.

Selece is an educator, community organizer, and farmer based in San Juan County, New Mexico. She is the Associate Director of the San Juan County Partnership, a community action agency in Farmington, and the Co-Founder/Director of Gathings Community Gardens. Her work is guided by a simple conviction: food is medicine, and access is power.

Since childhood, Sicada has found connection to community and land through growing food. She started ReRooted Farm as a way to strengthen those connections and contribute to food sovereignty on Diné Bikéyah. She also writes curriculum for the BEN Initiative, a beginning farmer training program that supports agricultural projects in the community.

Skylar is a mom of two with deep roots in agriculture. Raised in a ranching family, her focus is to create stronger connections between local farmers/ranchers/4H and the people within her community who value fresh, locally sourced food. Through Apex Farms she hopes to help make these connections easier while continuing to grow and learn herself.

A member of Taos and Jemez Pueblos, Tiana is a dedicated advocate for Indigenous food sovereignty and community resilience, and she has traveled across the U.S. and internationally to India, Italy, and Belize to learn from traditional and Indigenous foodways, seed-saving practices, and food sovereignty movements.

Yvonne is the Founder of De Colores Farms & Foods, where she manages the land by using organic practices integrated with permaculture design principles, working towards developing a native food forest with year-round production of fruits, vegetables, grains, medicinal plants, flowers and herbs.

A retired educator and grandmother born and raised in Shiprock, Betty spent her childhood working on her family’s 16-acre farm. Her farmland, an allotment on the Navajo reservation, holds her family’s history and resilience: “This land is more than just soil and crops—it is a legacy.”

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Born and raised in Rio Arriba County, Camilla received her first seeds from her grandmother almost 50 years ago. Her farm currently produces fruit, vegetables and medicinal herbs, with a focus on pollinators and compost. In her words, “I have always known that food and medicine come from the land.”

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A mother of two from Chamisal, Donne grew up tending summer gardens and caring for small livestock with her family. Those experiences rooted her in a strong sense of querencia for gardening, community, and traditional practices.

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A Diné (Navajo) and Kanaka Maoli woman, Heidi restores and cultivates plants traditionally used for Navajo textile dyes, many of which also hold phytoremediative properties, so they can heal land damaged by extractive industries while sustaining cultural practices tied to them.

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Melanie hails from the southern Rocky Mountains, and is a member of Tortugas Pueblo, with mixed Indigenous, Caribbean, and European ancestry. She began keeping bees 28 years ago, and they continue to introduce her to the interconnected dynamics of agroecology, cultural diversity, scientific inquiry, and creative communication.

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A Navajo farmer based in Shiprock, with a background in public health, Reisha practices regenerative agriculture through Muddies Farm, with a focus on restoring land health, improving water efficiency, and building long-term food sovereignty.

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Based in Albuquerque, Reyna is a proud member of the Pueblo of Zuni, and focuses on sustainable growing, seed saving of Southwest-adapted varieties, and increasing access to healthy, culturally relevant foods for local communities.

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For over 45 years, Sunny has shared the Diné Hózhójii Hané teachings in a variety of settings in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, the United Kingdom, the European Union, West Africa, and the Navajo Nation. She is a filmmaker, poet, writer, gardener, land steward, teacher, and organizer of positive possibilities for true change to take root.

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Tiana is a farmer, seed steward, and educator from Albuquerque who has been farming since 2012. She and her partner farm, raise goats, and steward seeds in the South Valley at Tierra Luna Farm, cultivating resilience and fostering a community of seed-conscious eaters.

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Valerie’s farm on the Diné reservation, FNR Legacy Farm, is built on the teachings of her grandparents and implements regenerative agricultural land-care practices focused on restoring soil health, improving water efficiency, increasing biodiversity, and building long-term resilience.

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