2-Spirit Seed Rematriation In 1779, President George Washington ordered the “total destruction and devastation” of Haudenosaunee settlements by the European American Forces. They specifically targeted the Mohawk, Seneca, and Onondaga territories by not only destroying their homes, forcing people to flee for their lives, but also by burning down thousands of acres of corn, squash, and bean crops. The impact of this violence left these tribes with little food to eat over the winter, causing extreme starvation and loss of life. Corn is one of the “Three Sisters”, it is a life sustainer, a gift, and a relative. Like many other tribes during forced displacements, the Haudenosaunee peoples saved their remaining seeds by sewing them into their skirts, braiding them into their hair, and concealing them in pouches. Over many generations, Indigenous Seed Keepers have been called to tend to these seeds, planting and harvesting them to maintain the integrity of the plant, bringing these plant relatives to grow alongside with the next generations. Join us over the next corn harvesting season as we team up with Iron Path Farms to rematriate Mohawk Red Corn in Lisjan territory at our land site, Pinnantak. [Image ID: Two hands holding vibrant red corn seeds as more pour in, overflowing and dropping out of the hands with title “2-Spirit Seed Rematriation”] #2spiritSeedRematriation #pinnantak #mohawkcorn #sogoreatelandtrust #culturekeepers

Out on the land today with my younger sibling Dio and Rad 🌿 We went in search of spring—checking on the ramps, seeing what’s waking up, and listening to what the land is telling us right now. We found good medicine. We also found work that needed to be done. Some of the ramps were being choked out, so we opened up the space—making room for them to breathe, to grow, to come back strong. That’s what stewardship looks like. We took time to sit, talk, and reconnect… and offered tobacco with gratitude—giving thanks for renewal, for new beginnings, and for all living things returning to life this season. This is the work. This is the teaching. This is how we carry it forward. Grateful to be doing this alongside family and in alignment with the work of @ironpathfarms 🌱 #indigenious #LandStewardship #ForagingLife #IndigenousFoodways #sgua

This year we had lots of loved ones recovering from top surgery and other surgeries where a good scar balm and healing tea would be supportive 💜 We put lots of community love into these and know they helped our loved ones in their healing journeys 🍃 Iron Path Farms grows herbs, seeds and food to distribute as mutual aid 🍃 comment if you support our work or would like to see us make more of these in the future 🫂 made w love by @angelicavargasdotcom @stefalives @loveloaf_ @raybryan_ @diana @radofthejungle w support from @dioganhdih #t4t #2s42s

First session is FEBRUARY 8 🌀 Sign up in the ✨ l1nk in b10 ✨

offering a well timed interruption via our connection to a vast and beautiful earth -▫️◽️💟◽️- Iron Path Farms is an artist led, seedkeeping , mutual aid, land based project. Formed in 2020 by @______rad___ and @dioganhdih , Iron Path Farms primarily grows heirloom, corn, beans and squash, native pollinators and cultivates community events with urban natives and diasporic kin. While we search for one land base to hold our programs and visions, we have decentralized and have many different plots and spaces we work within throughout Haudenosaunee homelands.

Iron Path Farms will be providing some soothing and restorative teas for the Native Theater Community Town Hall from herbs grown at one of our decentralized seedkeeping plots in Bashakill, NY. REPOST from @herearts “Native American artists are invited to participate and engage in a discussion on representation, erasure, and accountability in US theatre broadly to address the systemic pattern of silencing Native voices. While this pattern spans decades, HERE Arts Center is hosting this public town hall in response to multiple requests from a collective of thirty-seven Native artists and cultural workers for a public, community conversation with two New York City theatre companies, which were previously ignored. These artists asked for transparency and harm reduction measures regarding a planned production titled with a Native racial slur. Unfortunately, receiving this kind of (non)response is not new for the Native American community. This event, hosted by HERE at the collective’s request, will be Native-led and provide Native artists with a platform to openly discuss and advocate for structural change. So let’s talk about why this pattern of colonial silencing exists and how it could be disrupted. Important note: This town hall is specifically for the Native American Theatre Artist Community. “ Iron Path will be providing some soothing and restorative teas made from herbs we grew at one of our decentralized seedkeeping plots in Bashakill, NY.

Our dad had a vision to return our medicine game 🥍 played with wooden sticks and leather ball to our sacred lake, Onondaga Lake. The same lake that brought us together as Haudenosaunee and unified us a confederacy. His friends Phil Arnold and Sandy Bigtree helped make it happen and today AILA continues this legacy in his honor❤️‍🔥 Old Sticks Lacrosse Tournament 9/13 and 9/14 at Onondaga Lake📍

Thank you to Iron Path Farms for leading a workshop on “Understanding Herbalism: Making Tea Together” at the Urban Indigenous Collective community center! #indigenous #herbalism #herbalmedicine #indigenoustiktok #nativetiktok

Indigenous Food Ways: Food as Medicine Workshop By Iron Path Farms We learned about Indigenous food systems through food and seed sovereignty! @ironpathfarms discussed the cultural impacts that food has within our communities, cultural usages for foods like three sisters, and benefits of eating fresh, in-season, locally and ethically harvested, foraged, and garden grown foods. Dioganhdih of Iron Path Farms demonstrated how to make leek (wild onion) cooking oil, from ethically sourced and foraged dehydrated leeks that Dio processed this spring. 🌱 They also made a refreshing Tulsi (Holy Basil) iced tea from freshly, harvested and grown herbs. It was one of the most delicious drinks we’ve ever had. Seriously. Thank you @ironpathfarms for coming to our community center and hosting such an incredible workshop! #ironpathfarms #indigenous #foodsovereignty

Join us for an evening with Iron Path Farms to explore Indigenous food systems, cultural foodways, and hands-on demonstrations. RSVP VIA LINK IN OUR LINKTREE 📅 August 21, 2025 🕕 6:00 – 7:30 PM EST 📍 Urban Indigenous Collective, 315 West 39th Street #1206, NYC #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #FoodAsMedicine #UrbanIndigenous #Herbalism #CommunityWellness

🍲✨ Our Indigenous Food Sovereignty Workshop Series kicks off this month! 
Join us for hands-on sessions exploring food as medicine, Native Caribbean plants, and herbal wellness traditions. 📅 August 21, 22 & 28
📍 Hosted by Urban Indigenous Collective, Iron Path Farms & Yucayeke Farms Stay tuned for more details on each workshop and how to join us in celebrating and practicing Indigenous foodways!

Building the futures our lineages crave ☀️✨🌻💛 moving closer to our own farm but in the mean time, we are decentralized magicians making the most of whats available to us.