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Mxolisi – An emerging young farmer

One of the unexpected outcomes of Covid is the growing number of emerging young farmers who are born and bred in Tjakastad, Elukwatini, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. For many of these young farmers, Mxolisi Nkambule is their role model and inspiration. Mxolisi started farming in 2017 out of desperation but…

Decolonising stories – New animations illuminate revival of Indigenous African communities and culture

We are delighted to announce the release of three new animations produced by Gaia and other founding members of the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective- SALT in Kenya, AFRICE in Uganda, and EarthLore in Zimbabwe and South Africa – and animator Tim Hawkins. The animations explore the revival of land,…

Booklet – Indigenous plants for resilient futures

“The work we do is about reviving indigenous knowledge and practice. And some say we revive culture. Or we want to become more cultural. And when we do so, we run the risk of being accused of living in the past or going back to the past, but I want…

The power of an indigenous seed to transform and transcend

Recuperation of lost indigenous seeds reawakens the cultural memory of the forgotten meals, rekindles hope of continuity, and gets communities working together again. Women’s prowess in seed knowledge, selection, saving practices as well as knowledge of indigenous seed storage structures come out through dialogues, an approach EarthLore uses in their…

Nduna Sifiso Zulu discovers farming is in his blood

Nduna Sifiso Zulu lives at his mother’s homestead in Tjakastad and became Nduna of the area, which includes Avontuur, when he was still relatively young. Before Sifiso was born, his grandfather announced to the family that this unborn child would be Nduna when his father died. Initially Sifiso, who was…

The Planting of a Video-making Seed

Mashudu Takalani and Khumotso Kock from EarthLore participated in a 6-week on-line video training workshop, meeting once a week from 1 October to 5 November 2020. It was run by the Seed and Knowledge Initiative (SKI). Here is their account of making their first video: Continue reading

TRIBUTE TO GOGO THANGO

Gogo Thango, a much-loved farmer from the community of Julius Mkhonto, Elukwatini, Mpumalanga, passed away on 12 August 2020. Richard Haigh, an agroecology (AE) trainer who owns Enaleni Farm, near Richmond in KwaZulu Natal, paid tribute to Gogo Thango who had attended his 5-day AE training workshop in November…

Small Scale Agroecology Orientation Course – Enaleni Farm, KZN, South Africa

On the 6 – 11 November, 2018, Earthlore facilitated an Agroecology Orientation Course specifically for small scale farmers. The course was held at Enaleni Farm in KZN, South Africa and was led by Farmer and Agroecologist, Richard Haigh. The participants were accompanied by Earthlore’s Method Gundidza. A summary report of…

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