a Systemic Food Resilience prototype

An Audacious Vision. Join Us.

The Fraser Lowland is a fertile delta shaped by the Fraser River stretching from Hope, BC through Greater Vancouver to Bellingham, WA. It is home to forests, mountains, ocean, rivers, bogs, farmland, and dense urban and sub-urban communities—and also to deep ecological crisis and cultural fragmentation. Wetlands and biodiversity are at risk, while communities navigate displacement and disconnection. The next decade is decisive.

We believe this region can become a model of resilience, belonging, and regeneration for North America and the world.

The problem

Across the Fraser Lowland, our food system is strained by ecological disruption, economic pressure, and fragmented decision making. Farmers and fishers struggle to thrive, communities face growing insecurity, and Indigenous knowledge that sustained these lands is too often sidelined. Local enterprises, educators, scientists, artists, healers, governments, and global partners all see pieces of the challenge, yet no single group can solve it alone.

We share one core problem: How do we regenerate a food system that nourishes all people and ecosystems, while strengthening the relationships and governance needed for an uncertain future?

This prototype invites all youth, Indigenous knowledge keepers, systemic investors, land & water stewards, community builders, creators, systemic entrepreneurs, institutions, and international allies to co design a resilient, values-aligned food system for the Fraser Lowland.

This prototype has the potential to serve as a breakthrough to figuring out how to build the new world our hearts know is possible.

Indigenous Collaboration

The Fraser Lowland lies within the ancestral territories of the Stó:lō Peoples, part of the broader Coast Salish cultural family. Much of this land is unceded and continues to be stewarded by diverse Indigenous Nations whose governance, languages, and relationships with the land remain vital today.

We recognize, honor, and invite the leadership, wisdom, and participation of these Nations in shaping the regeneration of the Fraser Lowland. This work is only possible in relationship, with Indigenous peoples guiding, co-creating, and leading the way.

Indigenous Nations

In Metro Vancouver there are ten First Nations: Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwikwetlem, Matsqui (Máthxwi), Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm), Qayqayt, Semiahmoo, Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw), Tsawwassen (scəw̓aθən məsteyəxʷ), and Tsleil‑Waututh (səlilwətaɬ).

In the Fraser Valley (S’ólh Téméxw), there are 24 Stó:lō First Nations / Bands, including: Aitchelitz (Áthelets), Chawathil (Chowéthel), Cheam (Xwchíyò:m), Kwantlen, Kwaw‑kwaw‑Apilt, Leq’á:mel (formerly Lakahahmen), Matsqui (Máthxwi), Popkum (Pópkw’em), Sq’ewlets (Scowlitz), Seabird Island, Skawahlook (Sq’ewá:lxw), Skowkale (Sq’ewqéyl), Skwah, Shxw’ōwhámél, Shxwhá:y Village, Soowahlie (Th’ewá:li), Squiala (Sxwoyehálá), Sumas (Semá:th), Tzeachten (Ch’íyáqtel), Yakweakwioose (Yeqwyeqwí:ws), Union Bar, Yale, and Peters (Skw’átets).

In the US part of the Fraser River's delta are Lummi Nation ( Lhaq’temish), Nooksack Indian Tribe, Semiahmoo, and Samish Nation.

Our Core Purpose

Regeneration. Belonging. Coherence.

We exist to restore life-giving relationships with land and water, to create inclusive systems of belonging where no one has to justify their presence, and to align people and institutions through shared values. Our purpose is to mend the fractures between people, place, and planet, so that communities can thrive alongside healthy ecosystems. This means nurturing both ecological renewal and cultural healing, while building the coherence needed for collective action across generations and sectors.

Our Core Values

Dignity - Honoring the worth of every person, community, and ecosystem.

Equity - Designing fair processes and redistributing power so all can participate.

Compassion - Responding to complexity with empathy, care, and the pace of trust.

Humility - Learning from place, people, and multiple ways of knowing, knowing we don't hold the whole truth.

Our 5-Year Vision

We see a Fraser Lowland where:

Ecological renewal is visible—wetlands restored, biodiversity rebounding.
Governance is values-led, with distributed and transparent decision-making.
Communities lead at the pace of trust, youth rise as storytellers, and care is embedded in every layer.
Relational systems flourish, where knowledge flows between farmers, scientists, and cultural holders without being siloed

Our Project Mission

We are co creating a systemic food resilience prototype in the Fraser Lowland, designing a living system where people, land, and water can thrive together. By convening governance circles across sectors, honoring Indigenous leadership, and grounding our work in story, ceremony, and ecological wisdom, we align human systems with the watershed that sustains us. At the same time, we are reshaping the public narrative away from extraction and separation toward interdependence, justice, and regeneration. Through bioregional mapping, shared decision making, and regenerative finance, we are building the foundations of a resilient, community led food system for generations to come.

What’s Happening Now?

The foundation is already forming:

Storytelling gatherings to capture the real stories of Fraser Lowland
Cross-border collaboration across BC and WA
Early steps toward bioregional governance circles and councils.
Fundraising and grant writing to support ecological and cultural renewal

Tools We Use

We prototype the future with:

Bioregional Mapping – aligning governance and action with natural systems.
Storytime, The Village & Story Harvest – turning lived experience into collective intelligence and accountability.
The Mycelial Utility – relational infrastructure for trust-based collaboration and regenerative funding.
Bioregional Dashboards – living systems of data, story, and feedback for shared learning

Regenerative Finance

We reimagine money not as a tool of extraction, but as a healing energy force that nourishes communities and ecosystems.

From scarcity to flow – Resources circulate like water, moving where they are most needed.
From competition to reciprocity – Capital is shared through trust, story, and relationship, not won through grant battles or zero-sum markets.
From control to care – Funding is guided by community voice and lived experience, not top-down metrics alone.
From short-term outputs to long-term vitality – Investments strengthen ecological health, cultural identity, and community well-being for generations.

In regenerative finance, funding itself becomes part of the regeneration—aligning wealth with dignity, belonging, and life-giving systems.

The Planetary Party

We gather as a region in celebration and alignment. An Expo to share regenerative projects in our bioregion and plans to heal the whole.

Imagine a festival of story, art, ceremony, building structures, planting gardens, and more, where governance, funding, and culture intertwine.

These Planetary Parties launch local Flow Funds and spark bioregional coherence, making regeneration visible and fundable.

Who’s Invited ?

This fun regenerative work is for all of us in Fraser Lowland.

Indigenous youth and knowledge keepers
People of all ages and passions
Farmers, fishers, and land stewards
Local social enterprises, non-profits, co-ops, and for-profits
Scientists, educators, and governments
Artists, storytellers, and cultural creators
Healers, caregivers, and community builders
Faith and spiritual communities
International partners in regenerative finance and governance

Together, we form a living ecosystem of people and organizations, each bringing unique gifts and responsibilities to the regeneration of the Fraser Lowland.

Why Story Matters

Stories are the threads that weave us into community. They shape how we see ourselves, how we act together, and what we believe is possible.

Belonging – Oral traditions remind us that knowledge lives in relationships, affirming that every voice matters.
Action – Narratives move hearts and hands, inspiring communities to act with courage.
Collective intelligence – When ancestral wisdom meets digital platforms and media, patterns emerge that no single perspective could reveal.
Healing – By surfacing histories of exclusion and resilience, stories open space for truth, reconciliation, and repair.

Through film, media, and community sharing, the world will witness a region weaving regeneration from story.

Join Us. Regenerate Fraser Lowland.

We are building a living example of resilience in the Fraser Lowland.
Join us in storytelling, regenerative governance & finance, and ecological restoration. Together, we can make this place a model for how communities regenerate land, culture, and belonging