Whiteye began working for
SOADI because "I wanted to learn as much about this disease as I could, so that I could share the information with my brothers and sisters, my children, and the members of my community."
Armed with thousands of packages of chemically untreated seeds, funding from the Southern Ontario Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (
SOADI), and Evering's knowledge of organic gardening, Martin and her team of volunteers planted their oneacre community garden, using no synthetic chemicals what-soever.