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New voting integrity laws in Georgia produce record voter turnout – Conservative Partnership Institute

New voting integrity laws in Georgia produce record voter turnout – Conservative Partnership Institute

When Georgia passed new election integrity laws in 2021, liberals embarked on a misinformation tour claiming it would suppress minority voters. President Biden called it “Jim Crow 2.0”  But, oops. Georgia’s May primary recorded the highest early voter turnout in its history; three times as many early voters than 2018 and an increase of more than 100,000 African...

75,000 pounds of produce and more! from family and community gardens on Pine Ridge

According to the planting calendar developed by The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the last spring frost of the year on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwest South Dakota is, on average, May 22, and the first fall frost occurs on September 22 – a total of 123 days. This means gardeners must make the most of the days they have during the short growing season. However...

1 Medicine Root Garden Program: 3 Levels of Gardening Courses, 9 Months of Classrooms and hands-on instruction, over 50 Gardening students, and over 50,000 pounds of produce grown on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

In 2023, the Medicine Root Garden program, operated by our partner on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the Oyate Teca Project, trained or assisted 62 individuals ages 5 to 57 in its mission to “help teach our people how to feed themselves by teaching them how to grow their food,” reported director Rose Fraser. Impact by the numbers!  The program served people in 13...