Ted Hibbeler (from left) and brothers Gabe and Mateo Perales work in the Indigenous Garden on East Campus. Photo by Kateri Hartman, University Communications.
Dr. Louise Lynch-O'Brien was awarded her first major grant. She and Ted Hibbeler, UNL Tribal Extension Educator, are co-Principal Investigators (PIs) on a $200,000 grant titled, "University of Nebraska Tribal Extension Program." The grant is provided by the Native American Agriculture Fund.
The University of Nebraska Tribal Extension Program will use this grant to provide garden-to-table market training, accessing capital, financial literacy workshops, internships/job training, and academic/career advising. The program also seeks to increase the number of Native Producers by teaching high school students to grow food for their families and for profit. Congratulations to Louise & Ted!
For more information about the Indigenous Garden on UNL's East Campus, see this news article: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/nebraska-u-program-reaches-indigenous-teens-via-farming-mentorship/. Information about the UNL Native American Coalition is at https://nativecoalition.unl.edu/.