Overview

Posoh! Welcome to the Menominee Harvest of the Moon Program!

The Harvest of the Moon was created to strengthen connections to food through Menominee language, Moons, art, and Indigenous recipes, forming a thriving and complex learning system. This system offers solutions for building a healthy community, passed down through generations.

The Menominee Indian Reservation and Wisconsin are home to these original foods, which are gifts full of stories, relationships, and nutrition. With each moon, we aim to gain knowledge and connect more deeply to the land. We thank everyone who contributed and shared their knowledge.

Through the CDC HOP: Menominee County/Nation Kemāmaceqtaq: We’re All Moving project, we developed Harvest of the Moon materials for use in various community settings, including schools, afterschool programs, senior meal sites, 4-H meetings, and recreation centers.

How It Works

Success & Impact

Extension Team Enhances Recreation Spaces in Menominee County Nation

The Extension Menominee County/Nation Kemāmaceqtaq team convened partners to complete Wisconsin’s Active Community Toolkit assessment, along with three walking audits using an intergenerational approach, to identify opportunities to improve community design and land use, promote active transportation, and enhance and promote places to be physically active.

Building and sustaining momentum in local government for healthy eating and active living environments

With an orientation to holism and interweaving Menominee language and culture, project partners at Menominee County government are taking steps to increase traditional and nutritious food offerings and opportunities for movement and engagement with nature.

Policies to support sustainability and indigenous foods across Menominee County/Nation

A commitment to traditional values and ways of knowing is driving efforts to increase access to healthier foods and guide nutrition standards policies in key community settings in the rural community of Menominee County/Nation.