Mastodawn

How Kakisa, N.W.T., is making a fire break part of its plan to grow more food
When a wildfire reached Kakisa in 2014, burning around it on two sides and along its access road, it decimated many berry bushes that grew in the area. Now, the smallest community in the N.W.T. is using one of the fire breaks protecting it from future wildfires to bring back those berries closer to home.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/how-kakisa-n-w-t-making-fire-break-part-plan-grow-more-food-9.7222644?cmp=rss

CBC North Feb 14

Military fuel truck spill near Kakisa, N.W.T., now estimated at 2,300 litres
The N.W.T. government says it's working with a Canadian Armed Forces contractor to remove contaminated material from the site.
#accident #environment #Kakisa #NWT
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/military-fuel-truck-spill-near-kakisa-n-w-t-now-estimated-at-2-300-litres-9.7089964?cmp=rss

Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS)Jan 15

A Shared Lunch, continued!

Fieldwork yields so much more than data, as Jennifer Temmer shares: “While this is not my current lunch, I wish it were! During my fieldwork in Kakisa, a community member gifted me some moose meat so I made homemade tortillas for moose meat tacos with salsa made with tomatoes from the community garden. We all agreed they were delicious!”

What do community gardens mean to Kakisa community members? What resources do they have at their disposal and what strategies are needed to maintain them long term? Read and find out more from Temmer et al.: https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v12i3.737

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