This gallery features e-letters, newsletters, blogs, and articles that highlight nutrition and wellness in Indian Country. These resources can be used as a source of inspiration to learn about what other ITOs and FDPIR programs are doing that has been successful.
USDA Foods from Farm to Plate E-Letters
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
These e-letters feature resources, news, and best practices, rotating the monthly focus between a general letter covering all Food Distribution programs and a trio of program-specific letters, including the special “FDPIR Connection” published every four months.
Harvest Time: Celebrating Native American Heritage and Traditional Foods in FDPIR (2017)
United States Department of Agriculture
This blog post highlights some of the traditional foods found in the FDPIR food package.
Stretching the Clock and Enhancing the Food Aisles Make for Better Eating in Tribal Nations (2017)
United States Department of Agriculture
This blog post features CACFP at Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and FDPIR at Spirit Lake, North Dakota.
Of Bison and Blue Cornmeal: USDA Supports Access to Traditional Foods in Native American Communities (2017)
United States Department of Agriculture
This blog post provides background on the FDPIR program and discusses a few traditional foods offered in the FDPIR food package.
Green Thumbs near Green Bay: Menominee Tribe Cultivates Nutrition Education (2017)
United States Department of Agriculture
This blog post highlights the nutrition education program of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
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