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“Kitchens build connection, memory, and resilience. When we eat together, we remember who we are.” - NATIFS Executive Director Sean Sherman
At NATIFS, food is more than nourishment. It’s a way to reclaim story, culture, and belonging.
Each meal, each seed, each shared table helps reconnect people, land, and tradition.

Food connects and centers all of us. 🌾
When you donate $100 or more by November 30, you’ll receive a $5 coupon toward any $50 purchase at the Indigenous Food Lab Market online—a small thank-you for helping us grow our impact. 🧺
Every purchase and every contribution supports Native producers, Indigenous food businesses, and the movement toward true food sovereignty.

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For Native Hawaiians, Kalo (taro) is more than food—it’s family. 🌱 Considered the elder sibling of humanity in Hawai’ian cosmology, Kalo is deeply sacred, grounding generations in ancestry, land, and nourishment.

🍚 In our newest cooking video, we share a vegetarian twist on poke: Kalo Poke made with taro root and limu. This dish brings together two powerful plants in a celebration of health, tradition, and flavor.

Whether you live in the islands or far away, recipes like this help us reconnect with the roots—literally—of Indigenous food systems. 💚

Kalo Poke with Kealoha Domingo & Rick Barboza This recipe was developed as part of a project through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative through which NĀTIFS ...

🌊 Did you know that seaweed might be responsible for up to 70% of the oxygen we breathe?

Limu—Native Hawaiian seaweed—is more than just food. It’s one of the oldest life forms on Earth and an essential part of our planet’s life support system. 🌱

Rich in fiber, antioxidants, and minerals, limu nourishes both body and planet. But harvesting it isn’t just about taking—it’s about caretaking. In this video, Native Hawaiian forager Lei Wan shares how to harvest limu responsibly, honoring traditions passed down through generations in the Limahuli Valley. 🐚

Foraging Limu with Lei Wann This week in our Hawaii foraging series, Lei Wann introduces us to Limu—one of the oldest known life forms on Earth and a plant that plays a crucial role in ...