05/24/2026
I want to recognize Derek Nicholas, Founder/Owner of Wiisinig LLC. He comes from the Red Cliff Band of Ojibway in Wisconsin. He’s branded as an advocate for food sovereignty and is part of the World Food Forum (WFF) and is on the Young Chef Programme (YCP). He’s also the designer/author of his own Cookbook “Through Food We Know Ourselves”. It’s been my pleasure to get to know him and his work, seeing how we can improve our health and diets through foods of the land. His wealth of knowledge has helped me shape the way I know food. Derek took us out on a food walk around London, Ontario to look at different plants we can use as part our food systems. Some foods we can incorporate each day are dandelions, stinging nettle, skunk cabbage, and pheasant back mushrooms. There is so much more to know…