Category: Agroecology
2024 – A Year of Significant Milestones
First Uluma (first fruits) ceremony in Tshiavha, Venda, South Africa, Blessed by Rain
Suko Seed Blessing ritual, Venda
Suko Seed Blessing ritual revived in Mazwimba, Venda, after 40 years “Seeds hold great cultural significance by representing new beginnings and the promise of generous harvests. The purpose of this sacred seed blessing ceremony is to invoke, inform and request the ancestral spirits to bless the seed, to process the…
Bees: Our friends and nature’s eyeopener
It is my pleasure to introduce myself as Patrick Thwala. I live at Nhlazatshe no 6 and am a young farmer in Elukwatini, Mpumalanga, where EarthLore works. Throughout my childhood, I was passionate about bees. As a child, I spent countless hours observing their behaviour and learning about their critical…




