Over the past three episodes, we’ve visited people and communities who are dealing with the long shadow cast by the 2015 Gold King Mine spill: a disaster that sent 3 million gallons of toxic waste straight into the Animas and San Juan Rivers, contaminating land, water, and trust within the Southwest Four Corners region and specifically Navajo Nation.
Today, in our final episode of the series, we visit with Zach Ben who is founder of Bidii Baby Foods. Zach is a sixth-generation Diné farmer, an artist, a father, and someone who’s not afraid to challenge broken systems while creating something better.
What started as a way to feed his son during the pandemic has grown into a whole movement rebuilding local food systems from Shiprock, New Mexico, in full view of the poisoned river. Zach talks with us about what it means to farm through trauma and redefine wealth in the form of healthy land, water, and community-led business.
Bidii, by the way, is a Navajo word for “belly” and it’s also a way to recognize someone who knows how to hunt, how to grow, and how to feed a family. And that’s exactly what Zach and his partner Mary are doing as they feed their children and neighbors.
As always, PlaceKnowing is brought to you by the Intermountain West Transformation Network. And big thanks to our production partners at The Aunties Dandelion for walking with us on this series.
Okay. Let’s head to the farm.
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