1. Ramah Navajo Heart Saver Project Year 4 Meeting 1 November 14, 2007

2. Ramah Navajo Heart Saver Project To Abq. To Flagstaff

3. Gardening Project Designed as component of our less- intensive community-based activities. Evolved to include a number of patients taking part in the intensive clinic-based activities.

4. Gardening Project Historically, Navajos grew fields of corn, beans and squash. At Ramah Navajo, some families now have gardens, and cornfields are few. Water for irrigation is in short supply.

5. Gardening Project Goals: Encourage family physical activity through gardening. Increase availability and consumption of fresh produce. Help families become more self- sufficient.

6. Gardening Project Abundant Harvest Gardens www.cellugro.com Hunger Grow Away www.hungergrowaway.com National Indian Council on Aging www.nicoa.org American Indian Services www.americanindianservices.org Native Seeds/SEARCH (alternate) www.nativeseeds.org Pueblo of Zuni Natural Resources www.ashiwi.org

7. Gardening Project Workshops How to set up and plant the garden box All participants selected a variety of seeds Covering the box for winter crops Food demos Fall 2006 – sampling winter greens Summer 2007 – cooking the early harvest Fall 2007 – Summer Squash Slaw

8. Gardening Project Workshop with Hank Bruce

9. Gardening Project What is the Abundant Harvest Garden?

10. Gardening Project Putting the Garden Together

11. Gardening Project Adding the Soil

12. Gardening Project Planting at the Wellness Center

13. Gardening Project

14. Growing Strong!

15. Gardening Project Early Harvest

16. Gardening Project Early Harvest

17. Gardening Project Feeding the Masses with Winter Greens - 2006

18. Gardening Project Preparing for the Cooking Demo 2007

19. Gardening Project Preparing for the Cooking Demo 2007

20. Gardening Project

25. Covering the Box for Winter Crops

26. Gardening Project Who has the garden boxes? 24 community families (6 HS participants) 10 added each year of HH Always a waiting list 7 demonstration boxes Behavioral Health Services Adult Education Pine Hill Health Center Pine Hill High School Center for Health PromotionWellness Center FACE Program

27. Gardening Project Contacts: Jolene Luna, HS Project Coordinator (Community-based) jolene.luna@ihs.gov 505-775-3271 x 304 Hank Bruce hbruce@hungergrowaway.com 505-891-1355 Alvin Rafelito alvin.hga@gmail.com 505-301-2320

28. Gardening Project Special Thanks to: Nicole Roberge for the idea Alvin Rafelito and Hank Bruce for making it possible and for TA Jolene Luna for making it happen at Ramah Navajo!