The Yurok Tribe was awarded a Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to analyze food barriers, opportunities, and market demand as it relates to food production, processing, and distribution within the Yurok Reservation and broader region. Working closely with the Tribe, Planwest prepared a Comprehensive Yurok Food Systems Planning Guide to support local capacity building efforts around food insecurity throughout the Yurok Reservation. This included a community food system assessment that evaluated the barriers to traditional foods access and identified opportunities and partnerships that are integral for building sustainable local and regional food systems. A Food System Action Plan included strategy for increasing local food production on the Reservation, promoting education and traditional ecological knowledge of food systems, supporting food entrepreneurs, and developing cultural curriculum around traditional foods.
