"I hope that people can integrate harvesting from the land into the healing process. Instead of just being in a building focusing on why you have an addiction, maybe you can get on the land and let some of these plant nations heal you too."

We're thrilled to have Metis Chef Jenni Lessard on the podcast to discuss the nourishing power of Indigenous cooking and harvesting from the land. One of Canada's top chefs, Chef Jenni and Sherry have a fun and lively conversation about the healing powers of food, how to harvest responsibly from the land and delicious ways to serve up ingredients you can find around you.

Having run and owned several restaurants, Chef Jenni Lessard now runs her own catering firm, Inspired By Nature. She is the Indigenous Culinary Consultant at Wanuskewin Heritage Park in Saskatoon, Secretary of the Indigenous Culinary of Associated Nations, and she lives in Saskatchewan’s Qu’Appelle Valley, Treaty Four Territory and homeland of the Metis.

To learn more about the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation, please visit our website thunderbirdpf.org

You can find us on social media by searching for ThunderbirdPF

Our theme music is by Courtney Riley, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation.

Mino Bimaadiziwin is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions and the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation.