Na’enimonigamig
Na’enimonigamig (where things are stored away), is Fond du Lac's fully equipped commercial kitchen/cannery facility built in 2020 with the help of CARES Act Funding and the Fond du Lac Development Fund, and is located 964 Cary Road. The space is open to all Fond du Lac community members, including enrollees, descendants, family members, Native producers, and Bimaaji'idiwin Producer Program participants to preserve their harvest and create value-added products. Many Gitigaan Program classes and demonstrations are hosted here, as well as community gatherings, feasts, and tours.
Pronouncing Na’enimonigamig:
RESERVE THE SPACE TODAY
If interested in using the space, email [email protected] or call 218-590-6263
Hours of Operation:
- Monday - Friday: 8 am - 4 pm
- Weekends: by appointment only.
- Additional appointments possible if staff is available.
We are closed on all FDL Holidays.
To reserve the cannery, please email [email protected] or call 218-590-6263
Contact:
964 Cary Road
Cloquet, MN 55720
Phone: 218-590-6263
Email: [email protected]
There is a wide range of equipment available for use, including:
- Canning equipment & pressure cookers
- Dehydrators
- Vacuum sealers
- Freeze dryer
- A butchering facility for wild game and domestic butchering
- Sugar Bush/maple syrup processing equipment including filter press, bottler, sugar maker, etc.
- Walk-in refrigerator and freezer
- Tribal seed saving library that includes corn, beans, squash, asemaa/tobacco, and more. In addition, there are many screens, a Winnow Wizard, and other seed saving tools and resources that community members can use free of charge.
- Root cellar for season extension and more!
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