Land Acknowledgement

We recognize we are farming on unceded lands of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, who represent a portion of the original inhabitants of this land. The island known as Sauvie Island was home to a band of the Multnomah People of the Chinook Nation, members of the Wapato Valley Indians.

The first colonial name for Sauvie Island was Wapato Island due to the vast amounts of this wild potato, duck potato, or arrow potato growing on the island. The name Wapato was not the original name of this island nor of the wild potato, but was also a name coined by colonial settlers. This tuber was a staple food of the Indigenous folks on the island and there are still patches of wapato growing on Sauvie Island today including areas we have planted as a part of our attempts to restore the soil and grow sustainably and regeneratively.

We acknowledge the Multnomah People of the Chinook Nation, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations and will do our best to continue the stewardship of the water, the land, and plants that make up this farm.