“ Ind igenous Re-Genera t ion is a 501c3 tha t ex is ts to insp i re Nat ive Communi t ies on re -genera t ive l i v ing

concepts , th rough food cu l t i va t ion , med ic ina l fa rming, cu l tu re and eco-v i l lage educat ion programs, to ach ieve

re - ind igen iza t ion and t rue Tr iba l sovere ign ty . ”

We be l ieve tha t we come f rom the land and so we can ge t back to the land. We bor row f rom the pas t to insp i re the fu tu re . . . .

I M P A C T R E P O R T

OUR MISSION OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE

2017

O u r T E A M- Lacey & Paul Cannon

Jacob Alvarado Larry Banegas Meg Heisinger Eli Keim

Damian DeRobbio Richard Bugbee Nahko Bear Lorraine Orosco

Abner Nevarez Mallory Morgan Lora O'ConnorDeana Martinez

I N D I G E N O U S R E G E N E R A T I O N B O A R D M E M B E R S

F O U N D E R S

Mata'Yuum - A partnership with the San Pasqual Indian Reservation This year Indigenous Regenerat ion had the opportunity to partner with the San Pasqual Tr ibe and their Educat ion Department on a 6-acre Educat ional Community Garden located on Paradise Mountain in Val ley Center Cal i fornia.

OUR 2017 PARTNERS

The O P P O R T U N I T Y

Clear 6 acres of invas ive weeds, estab l ish walk ing t ra i ls and work ing roads, create park ing, develop fu ture insta l la t ion zones, work d i rect ly wi th the Educat ion Depar tment to create a communi ty gather ing space cater ing to Kumeyaay youth f rom San Pasqual .

When IRG s tar ted, cars could not dr ive onto the property.

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IRG Founder Lacey Cannon discussing the future pizza oven and community eat ing area. David Solomon creator of the pizza oven is standing where the pizza oven was bui l t .

LAND CLEARED6 acres

50 avocadoTREES PRUNED

12 types o f invas ive spec ies

removed f rom 6 acres

BE FORE A F T ER

C R E A T E A M A T A ' Y U U M !( G A T H E R I N G S P A C E )G O A L 1

" T h e f i r s t h a b i t a t r e s t o r a t i o n e f f o r t s o n t h e p r o p e r t y , i n c l u d e d t h e r e m o v a l o f m a j o r s h r u b s , w e e d s , d e a d t r e e s a n d i n v a s i v e g r a s s e s . "

IRG 2017 Land restoration preparation- for a 3 year native

planting contract through the Natural Resources Conservation

Services a division of USDA.I n par tnersh ip w i th the San Pasqua l Env i ronmenta l Depar tment , we secured fund ing fo r 3300 na t ive p lan ts to res tore th is l and back to i t ' s na t ive s ta te ! ! !

acres of fruit trees, planted 30 traditional and medicinal plant species, planted enough fall vegetables to provide 300 pounds of food this spring, held 2 concerts and recruited 20 elders. We also had 250 people sign up for our email list.

G O A L 2 Build a wood f ired pizza oven, create a community eating and gathering space, hold a grand opening for the San Pasqual Tribe to engage the community and continuation of efforts to clean up the property.

A Special Thank you!

T o F i r s t N a t i o n s D e v e l o p m e n t I n s t i t u t e f o r b e i n g I R G ' s f i r s t f u n d e r s . O u r k i d s LOVE t h eo v e n !

IRG MEMBERS JACOB ALVARADO & PAUL CANNON WITH SPR'S HIGHSCHOOL YOUTH

D A V I D S O L O M O N I N S T A L L I N G T H E P I Z Z A O V E N F O U N D A T I O N

S P R Y O U T H T R Y I N G O U T T H E P I Z Z A

M A T A ' Y U U M ' S N E W C O M M U N I T Y K I T C H E N A N D E A T I N G A R E A

W O O D F I R E D P I Z Z A O V E N

The F I R S T G A T H E R I N G

I R O N S A G E W O O D

C H A I R M A N L A W S O N

A B I G S H O U T O U T T O A L L O U R S D T R I B E S T H A T R E P R E S E N T E DA T O U R F I R S T G A T H E R I N G

N A H K O B E A R

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNER, HARO BMX

T H A N K Y O U S P R F I R E D E P A R T M E N TS P R B I R D S I N G E R S

T h e i n t e r t r i b a l e v e n t h a d 2 5 0 p a r t i c i p a n t s a n d s e r v e d 1 8 0 w o o d f i r e d , o r g a n i c p i z z a s w i t hv e g e t a b l e s f r o m o u r p a r t n e r s a t a n e i g h b o r i n g f a r m .

G O A L 3 In partnership with NRCS, the San Pasqual Environmental, Public Works and Education Department, repair of the well pump, installation of solar panels and pump, installation of a water tank and irrigation main lines.

T H A N K Y O U N R C S ! W E A R EO F F I C A L L Y A N O F F G R I D F A C I L I T Y

W E H A V E H 2 0 !

L O R R A I N E O R O S C O , D I R E C T O R O F E D U C A T I O NH E L P I N G W I T H T H E S O L A R G R I D

T H A N K Y O U T O O U R S P R P U B L I C W O R K S D I V I S I O N F O R Y O U R H E L PP U T T I N G I N W A T E R L I N E S

MATA'YUUM'S NEW WATER TANK!

O F F - G R I D S O L A R W E L L R E S T O R A T I O N

G O A L 4 FUNDED BY FIRST NATIONS & THE SYCUAN TRIBE - Riparian Educational workshop with Awaa style bird houses and migratory bird species demonstration, celebrating the completion of phase 1 of the riparian observation deck

R I P A R I A N O B S E R V A T I O N D E C K - P H A S E 1

Master Fa lconer Cisco Clibourn, founder of Talons LLC

R I P A R I A N O B S E R V A T I O N S T A T I O N

KUMEYAAY CO-FOUNDER PAUL CANNON TRYING ON FALCONRY

A W A A B I R D H O U S E S N O T O N L Y T E A C H A B O U T M I G R A T O R Y B I R D S B U T A L S O A B O U T T R A D I T I O N A L A R C H I T E C T U R E

SPR YOUTH LEARNING FROM IRG PLANT EXPERT DENNIS SHARMAHD ABOUT RIPARIAN ZONES AND PLANTS

with Richard BugbeeG O A L 5

M E D I C I N E W H E E L A R E AB E F O R E C L E A R I N G

Z A C H , A D R I A N A N D B R U C E- I R G ' S A M A Z I N G V O L L U N T E E R SW O R K I N G O N T H E R O C K D R O P

IRG is b lessed to welcome Elder and Kumeyaay Ethnobotanist R ichard Bugbee to our board of d i rectors

K U M E Y A A Y M E D I C I N E W H E E L

G O A L 6

2.5 ACRES

CLEARED, IRRIGATED AND PLANTED

30 varieties of fruit trees were planted

Pink and White Pear, Banana Guavas, Honey Jar Jujubes, Nectar Crunch Loquats, Goldmine Nectarines, Bonita Peaches, Florida

Prince Peaches, Santa Rosa Plums, Pink Tourmaline Pomegranates, Golden Globe White Sapotes, Persimmons

Anna Apples, Oro Blanco Grapefruit, Star Ruby Grapefruit, Eureka Lemons, Meyer Lemons, Persian and Sweet Lemons, Mandarins,

Satsumas, Blood, Valencia and Washington Navel Oranges, Purple Surinam Cherries, Strawberry Guavas

Removal of invasive weed species throughout the food forest hillsideExtermination of destructive gopher holes, which were a safety hazard and threat to new plantings Installed four rows of irrigation systems spanning the width of the 2.5 acre food forest areaPlanted 30 new varieties of fruit trees with gopher baskets and natural biochar fertilizer on each tree

V A R I E T I E S P L A N T E D

THANK YOU SPR FIRE DEPT. FOR HELPING PLANT OUR TREES!

F O O D F O R E S T I N S T A L L A T I O N

DESIGNED BY LOCAL FAMERS - TERRA MADRE GARDENSG O A L 7

THE AREA BEFORE CLEARING INVASIVE WEEDS AND BRINGING IN COMPOST

J E S S I C A , F A R M E R , D E S I G N E R , O W N E R - T E R R A M A D R E G A R D E N S

T H E H E L L Y A - E N Y A G A R D E N W A S C R E A T E D W I T H A N D F O R T H E S A N P A S Q U A L E D U C A T I O N D E P A R T M E N T ' S Y O U N G - I P A I G A R D E N C L U B . S T U D E N T S W I L L B E L E A R N I N G H O W T O F A R M A N D H O W T OM O V E P R O D U C T S T O M A R K E T

H E L L Y A - E N Y A 7 G E N E R A T I O N S& Y O U N G - I P A I G A R D E N

WE PLANTED- C a u l i f l o w e r , b r o c c o l i , k a l e , c h a r d , c o l l a r d s , r o s e m a r y , f o u r t y p e s o f l e t t u c e , a n d c a b b a g e . W e e s t i m a t e t h e a m o u n t o f f o o d p l a n t e d t o p r o d u c e a b o u t 3 0 0 p o u n d s o f f o o d t h i s s e a s o n

Ra i s e d 93k i n F u n d i n g f o r M a t a ' Y u u m

BUILT A COMMUNITY CENTER WITH A WOOD FIRED PIZZA OVEN

2 0 1 7 A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S

Partnered with the San Pasqual Education Department

Held 6 community events & 5 educational workshops

Cleared 6 acres of invasive weeds & formed the backbone of Mata'Yuum's

layout

Planted 2.5 acres of fruit trees

PLANTED 30 TRADITIONAL KUMEYAAY MEDICINES

P l a n t e d 1 3 v e g e t a b l e b e d s

Held 2 concer ts

Partnered with the Tribes Environmental Department on a 3 year NRCS contract

BUILT A RIPARIAN DECK & STAGE

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