Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24
Outputs
Target Audience:The audience are the tribal members on the Duck Valley Reservation. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Reggie Premo attended the national FRTEP Conference. He also attending training in hoop house production and youth development. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?We met with the tribal council to give them an update on programming. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We will continue programming. We also will be bring a Hemp education project online to leverage FRTEP funds with another grant program.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Reggie Premo is the Duck Valley FRTEP Tribal Outreach Specialist since 2010, and is a member of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes. Reggie is responsible for coordinating and scheduling educational activities regarding nutrition, organizational development, natural resources, and agriculture for constituents. Below is an outline of projects in the past year Agricultural & Natural Resources activities On a monthly and as-needed basis met with tribal producers to assist with USDA applications, including arranging necessary field visits with NRCS personnel and producers. Assisted 18 tribal producers with the EQIP application & implementation process Attended meetings with the Duck Valley Conservation District, Tribal Council, USDA, tribal program staff on various agriculture related topics. In prior years it was NRCS-RCPP that I'd introduced to our tribes, currently I've shared information on the Alternative Funding Arrangement (AFA) administered through NRCS to assist our tribes to fund irrigation, livestock watering, and range improvement practices Collaborated with USDA State agencies to share their programs with our tribal leaders and program staff Coordinated with our tribal Land office to assist producers with farm conservation plans for land lease renewals Coordinated with NRCS and a contractor to test and clean several abandoned wells that will provide livestock water for EQIP practices, four producers have currently taken advantage of this service as it will cut down costs by not having to drill a new well. More producers are considering this option Tribal Hoop House & Food Sovereignty Program The Tribal Hoop House Monitoring educational workshops & onsite visits to the following eight (8) Western Shoshone tribes: Duck Valley, Elko Band, Wells Band, Battle Mountain Band, Southfork, Yomba, Ely, and Duckwater. The workshops had concluded after just one visit in the Spring quarter due to Nevada Gold Mines funding restraint. The project will conclude in 2024 with two additional tribes, Fort McDermmit and Goshute making it a total of ten (10) Western Shoshone & Northern Paiute tribes For the rest of the year the main focus was to oversee 80 plus hoop houses in Duck Valley. Two temporary employees were hired in the spring to assist with day-to-day activities that included tilling gardens & hoop houses, installing drip irrigation systems, conducting minor repairs, assisting elder growers at grow sites, prepping for a seasonal farmers market, and to assist Reggie with educational classes Completed 5 of 15 rehabilitation projects to replace end walls, doors, vents, and plastic covers for hoop houses constructed in 2012 funded by NGM (formerly Barrick Gold) for the 8 Western Shoshone tribes Secured additional funds through our tribes leftover CARES act to fund three additional commercial sized hoop houses for tribal programs, 2 have been constructed for the tribal Food Distribution & Domestic Violence programs. As of the end of 2023 there are currently 82 hoop houses on the Duck Valley reservation including: The very 1st built on any NV reservation at the Owyhee School in 2010; Individually owned includes 7 funded by USDA-NRCS, 5 funded by Barrick Gold, 9 PVC hoop houses built from recycled material from previous projects, 5 purchased by families, 50 funded by the Tribes Cares Act, and 6 community hoop houses. Each hoop house on the reservation is numbered according to the year they were built A separated numerical system is in place for the hoop houses for tribes we service for the purpose of monitoring and reporting Educational activities Coordinated & co-facilitated for seven individual tribal workshops for the 2023 spring quarter Tribal hoop house monitoring workshops for the Western Shoshone tribes. Sessions included information on early season crops, pest management, soil health, irrigation systems & water requirements, harvesting tips, and hoop house maintenance. Participants were required to complete evaluations for each workshop Coordinated and facilitated a Tree workshop and Invasive weed workshop in Duck Valley in conjunction with the Duck Valley Conservation District. Presentations from the NV Division of Forestry, Dept of Ag, and the Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources Coordinated and provided instruction to our local Summer Youth workers how to construct two large 20'x48' Oregon Valley hoop houses for our tribal Food Distribution and Domestic Violence programs Attended the FRTEP Professional development training in Ft. Lauderdale, FL to gather information on tribal projects from other FRTEP reservations Provided an online presentation on the Duck Valley hoop house projects for the Native Voices in STEM sponsored by the University of AZ Coordinated a Pesticides Applicators training with an instructor contracted by the NV Dept of Ag. The two-day training was held in Elko and involved seven individuals from tribal programs, and myself. We each took the test and were provided our applicators card at a later date Attended the Intertribal Agriculture Council's annual conference and meeting in Las Vegas. Coordinated with the IAC staff to provide information to our Tribal Council to identify by resolution a delegate and alternate for the IAC Annual membership meeting in Vegas. Along with our tribal delegates I had attended the tribal caucus to present concerns and issues we face in Duck Valley Farmers Market We had initially started the Duck Valley farmers market in 2017, however due to the lack of growers the program couldn't sustain itself. With the assistance of the Shoshone-Paiute tribes Cares Act funding we have added an additional 50 family size hoop houses in 2021-22 and 2 community hoop houses in 2023 The first market in 2023 was held on the fourth of July weekend in conjunction with our annual rodeo and powwow, so we did have a great turnout. Markets were held bi-weekly throughout the summer months. In addition to local growers, individuals sold their craftwork, value added products, and food sales I submitted a proposal in early 2023 and was awarded funding through our tribal ARPA program to upgrade our local farmer's market to purchase supplies and materials for vendor booths, electrical hookup, a permanent wash station and a large access gate Plans for 2024 are to increase awareness and participation of the farmers market, we will be hiring a temporary worker to assist in this area Hemp Project Duck Valley and Pyramid Lake tribes received a grant to participate in a regional Northwest Tribal Consortium on industrial hemp. Reggie will work part time on this project and will work with tribal council to get hemp codes in place for USDA approval, and provide education to the leadership and community on industrial hemp. A tribal crop trial for hemp is planned for the 2025 growing season
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Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience are the tribal members and residents on the Shoshone and Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. Changes/Problems:The project is moving foward as expected. New office space was provided by from the Tribe. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Opportunities for professional development and training attended for Duck Valley FRTEP was the following: In November 2022 attended the World Alfalfa Congress in San Diego, CA In December 2022 attended the annual Symposium and Membership meeting of the Indian Agriculture Counicl (IAC) in Las Vegas, Nevada In February 2023 attended the National FRTEP Development Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?We have reported and met with the tribal council on the reservation for all FRTEP activities. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue to expand work and implement a Hoop House management plan to increase management from 45% to 80% over the next year.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Duck Valley FRTEP Project The FRTEP project on the Duck Valley reservation focuses on agriculture, youth development, and local food and traditional food supply. The reservation outreach specialist is Reggie Premo. There are additional staff hired to assist with the Hoop House & farmers market program. The FRTEP project works with farmers and ranchers on financial and production risk management; local food production through the hoop house program; youth development and statewide participation in the Nevada Tribal Advisory Council. Below are descriptions of the individual programs: Farmer/Rancher The FRTEP program continues to inform Duck Valley farmers and ranchers about available assistance through USDA Farm Bill programming. Current active programs now available include the CFAP, LFP, and loan program updates. Planned workshops were postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. These workshops will be rescheduled as Tribal and State pandemic regulations allow. Current efforts to get this information out include existing email lists and social media. Duck Valley FRTEP Outreach Specialist has been involved in assisting local farm/ranch producers in applying for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), and has assisted: From July 2022 through March 2023 asisisted 21 local producers during the application sign up for EQIP 9 producers have recently been informed they will receive EQIP contracts for various conservation practices Will assist during the implementation phase for each producer From 2020-22 Assisted the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and the Duck Valey Irrigation Project staff and Water board to access and understand provisions of the Regional Partnership Conservation Program (RCPP) in the application and implementation phases The project is ongoing as part of the tribes Water Settlement irrigation rehabilitation project. Several tribal laterals have been piped, structures put in place to include automated head gates, canal lining, and canal bank access ways improved. On June 1, 2023 attended a public meeting for livestock watering systems on the Duck Valley reservation On June 6, 2023 attended a meeting with Shoshone-Paiute Tribal council, tribal programs, and NRCS to discuss the Aleternative Funding Agreement (AFA) a new non-competive grant opportunity for tribes wanting to implement conservation practices Hoop House Program The Duck Valley FRTEP program has been expanding on their hoop house program on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation to increase the supply and intake of fresh fruits and vegetables to promote healthier lifestyles to interested residents living on the reservation. As of July 2022, there are currently 73 hoop houses in Duck Valley, this includes 6 community units and 67 individual family units. Duck Valley FRTEP: Two temporary employees were hired to assist with the Duck Valley hoop house project and farmers markets. Michelle Martinez started in April and Sasha Jones in May of 2023. They have planted in the three large hoop houses at two different locations, are assisting local growers to get started for the growing season, and to prepare for the upcoming farmers market For Yr. 2023 an annual farmer's market has been scheduled to start on June 17, 2023. Invitations have been sent out to local growers to include other vendors, e.g., crafts (beadwork, leather making, artwork, food sales, etc.) During the 2022 spring, summer, and fall months and currently for the spring 2023, we have provided information and workshops for successful hoop house growing In May 2023 assisted the Tribal Senior Citizens Program to repair their PVC style hoop house for the current growing season In 2023 the Shoshone-Paiute tribes had leftover Cares Act funding that purchased: Three (3) 20'x 48' Oregon Valley hoop houses for select tribal programs. Polycarbonate panels and steel framed doors to replace end walls on the existing 50 units constructed in 2020-21 These units will be constructed in the summer of 2023 with UNCE Native Program staff and the tribal Summer Youth kid In March 2023 FRTEP Outreach Specialist Premo submitted a proposal through the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes ARPA for: Supplies to upgrade the community hoop house lot the UNCE Native Programs manage, this is in preparation for our annual farmers market Cooking and food preservation classes are in the planning phases for fall 2023 Participant Expectations: Participate in all hoop house and garden activities including hoop house monitoring workshops, farmers markets, community activities record how much produce the Hoop House has yielded to show the success of the growing season. Youth Development and Senior Citizens 4H Youth Development In 2022 FRTEP Outreach Specialist Premo had invited Vicki Tybo, UNCE Elko County 4H Program Coordinator to Duck Valley to get a 4H youth program going. We arranged four meetings to sign up youth however had limited success. In January 2023 while kids were on Christmas break we held a meeting at our local tribal gym and had a great turnout and managed to signup 9 youth. In March 2023 FRTEP Outreach Specialist Premo submitted a proposal through the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes ARPA for: Startup costs for a Youth 4H program to purchase supplies for showing beef, poultry, rabbits, goats, sheep, and dogs Supplies for crafts Funds to travel to Elko for shooting sports As of June 2023 the proposal still needs to be approved by the Shoshone-Paiute Tribal Council. There won't be time to make the Elko County fair this year, however we may try to startup a tribal fair to showcase projects similar to other FRTEP projects in other states and reservations.
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