Mention disruption to the food supply, and people tend to think about the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, disruption has been coming in all shapes and sizes since 2020. Hurricanes, forest fires, droughts, and other climate-related disruptions are becoming more frequent. Cybersecurity breakdowns and geopolitical disturbances are also common.
Chickens haven’t been part of many discussions about tribal food security. Tribal producers, Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) technical assistance providers, and others gathering for IAC’s first-ever Poultry Fly-In in Fayetteville, AR, in mid-October are changing that conversation.
[...] Nick said chasing buffalo is embedded in his genes. Still, he has learned to embrace the potential of poultry production and processing to significantly contribute to building food security for the Oglala Sioux people.
Laughing, he told the Poultry Fly-In attendees, “I’m now known around the area as ‘the chicken guy.’”