Enjoy this video of the vibrant Elukwatini Seed and Food Fairs, held respectively on 10 and 11 September 2025. It captures the essence of both events, showcasing the rich diversity of seeds displayed by participating farmers and the traditional foods prepared by farmers and communities. A true feast for the eyes. It also features partners, special guests and members of the EarthLore team.
A Fair to Popularise Healthy Traditional African Foods
The tentacles of American fast food chains that sell fried fatty food, sweet carbonated cold drinks and highly processed packaged snacks, have spread throughout Africa. They bring obesity, high blood pressure, heart attacks, sugar diabetes and other non-communicable diseases to communities who were once healthy. Even rural Africans, who not…
A First for Enkaba: Hosting EarthLore’s Seed Fair in South Africa in 2025
The dusty road through the rugged rocky landscape of Enkaba seemed an unlikely setting for EarthLore’s Seed Fair, held on 10 September 2025. Enkaba is situated some distance from Elukwatini, Mpumalanga, South Africa, and borders on the Nkhomazi Game Reserve. Wild animals, including elephants, sometimes move out of the park…
Creating Ancestral Maps and Calendars of the past, present and future
Seed of memories from the past, the present and the future will be planted in rich and fertile soil during the Eco-Mapping process in Bikita, Zimbabwe, from 6 to 10 October 2025 This is the culmination of many years of work that started 10 years ago when Method Gundidza returned…