Redwood Corridor SEEDS Network
The Redwood Corridor SEEDS Network integrates Tribal food sovereignty initiatives with practical infrastructure development to create resilient food systems along California's Highway 101 corridor. By establishing community-tailored food hubs featuring commercial kitchens, processing equipment, and marketplace facilities, the project addresses systemic inequities in food access while creating economic opportunities for small-scale producers.
Together, North Coast Opportunities, Women with Bows, School of Adaptive Agriculture, and University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources prioritize restoring Indigenous stewardship practices, reducing land-access barriers for marginalized farmers, and transforming food deserts into centers of community vitality. Through participatory design and needs assessments, each hub reflects local priorities while serving multiple functions—serving as emergency food production and storage hubs, entrepreneurial incubators, and gathering spaces during normal times, while standing ready as food-secure emergency resource centers when needed.
Project Lead: North Coast Opportunities
Collaborators: Women With Bows, School of Adaptive Agriculture, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR)
Seeding a Food Network
The Redwood Corridor SEEDS Network is an initiative focused on enhancing food access and sovereignty along the Highway 101 corridor in Mendocino County. Led by North Coast Opportunities, in collaboration with Women With Bows, School of Adaptive Agriculture, and UCANR, the project will explore the development of community food hubs tailored to the unique needs of each locality.
Community-Centered Food Hubs
These hubs will feature commercial kitchens, food storage and processing equipment, and gathering areas for community events. Designed to strengthen local food systems, the hubs aim to support and prioritize Indigenous food sovereignty, expand land access for small-scale and low-income farmers, and combat food deserts.
Empowerment Through Access and Support
By providing shared infrastructure, reducing operational barriers, and connecting food entrepreneurs with technical support and peer networks, the SEEDS Network will foster local economic opportunity—especially for marginalized communities. These efforts will help restore traditional stewardship practices and open new paths for economic resilience.
Collaborative Leadership and Community Engagement
Women With Bows will lead project coordination across key areas such as community engagement, equipment planning, and recipe development, supported by a dedicated full-time team. The School of Adaptive Agriculture will host listening sessions and conduct regional needs assessments to guide hub development.
Year-Round Resource Hubs
Beyond food access, these hubs will serve as co-working or community centers in everyday times, and can be activated as emergency resource hubs during crises, ensuring they remain trusted, multi-use community assets.
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