Deep Medicine Circle Te Kwe A'naa Warep Farm Build Out in Ramaytush Territory
$863,590.12
Raised
281
Donations
$900,000
Goal
We are raising funds to continue infrastructure development at the Te Kwe A'naa Warep Farm, a land back food justice project on the San Mateo Coast. The Deep Medicine Circle (DMC) is a WOC-led, collaborative nonprofit working at the Te Kwe A'naa Warep Farm to reimagine land use and agriculture in a way that advances racial, climate, health and economic justice goals.
This farm is located just a few steps away from where Portola landed and began his brutal conquest of what is now called the San Francisco peninsula. It is Ramaytush territory and the DMC is supporting the land return to Indigenous community, for the purpose of healing the land and the connection of the people to the land. We are farming a small part of the land to facilitate the land return process and to support community health in Ramaytush territory.
Over the past year, we have moved the fields from fallow into production, harvesting and delivering over 1000 lbs/week to our partners in San Francisco for distribution to community in most need. Booker T Washington Community Center, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation's Kain Na Food Hub, Latino Task Force and the American Indian Cultural District distribute our food to community members in need.
These funds will be used to expand and implement our water system on site which is currently highly insecure and over-reliant on the creek, which we'd like to spare for our fish friends whose presence we will help to rehabilitate. We will be building out a network of ponds to bio-filter the water and return it to the creek. These funds will also be used to renovate onsite housing and to start renovating the historic barn to support our cultural and agricultural work.
Your donation is tax-deductible! We are thrilled to be doing this work which we believe is the future of land management and agriculture in these lands.
Our funders thus far include the 11th Hour Foundation, Tides Foundation, Panta Rhea Foundation, Cris Mulvey and Jack Kuehn, Sally Calhoun, Susan Pritzker, the Kataly Foundation, Metabolic Studio, and Jodie Evans, other local groups. Add your name to this growing list of supporters!
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Terra | $52.45
Lisa-and-Diane | $50
You work is fabulous, thank you!
Marsha Overton-Dodson | $52.23
Judith | $52.32
I am so grateful for all your healing work. What you do is so needed. Bless you.
Tanya Stiller | $93.77
In gratitude, from our non-profit Healing Tide, for coming to your land/sea connection and teaching people about the seaweeds and sustainable foraging.
Phillip Starshak | $1,038.73
Meet Ben on the sacred walk between the shell mounds and was so inspired to help. Hope to help more in the future. United together we can make the world a better place!
Alix
Saw the article in the Berkeleyan. This project is awesome on so many levels!
Anna Hurst | $104.15
Thank you for guiding us toward a better future.
Donna Shoemaker | $20
Heather Clapp | $52.23
Thank you for your inspiring vision to heal the land and people from colonization. I wish I could offer more! I will keep spreading the word on the good work you are doing.
LIFT Economy | $500
wild space | $55.55
Tessa | $21.08/M
Love your book and work, Rupa. Your music and speaking at Ecofarm has been a huge inspiration to me and my family.
Rogue Star Beauty | $104.15
Thank you for this beautiful work you are doing.
LIFT Economy | $500
Sanah Basrai | $20
Thank you for your informative talk Dr. Marya
Asian American Arts Centre
I heard Rupa Marya & Raj Patel on Awakin and their connection to the arts brings insight to years of work in bringing art and community together for us. The Asian American community is just beginning to extend its connections to Indigenous people and concerns and DMC is a way for us to do this and so much more. Our thanks to you for the gifts you've given us.
Anonymous | $104.15
Sarah | $31.46
I love what you're doing. Your work inspires and heals.
Megan Lardner
Big love to this beautiful project and people.
Alycia Lund | $300
Sharon Tseng | $1,000
Carolyn Power Perlstein | $52.23
We live on Ohlone lands. It's right to help re-establish these ancient lands to your group of original people.
Beau and Daphne
Blaine Dzwonczyk | $100
Susan Sullivan
Mother Goose Early Learning | $500
Serra Ain't No Saint
Indra Mungal
To support your wonderful work...this is an incredible project!
Stacy Lippincott | $100
Deep Bow