Rhythm of Reconnection
Meet Mashudu, who is reconnecting knowledgeable elders with young people to enliven their ancestral knowledge, culture and confidence. A new story of decolonisation from the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective, told by Mashudu Takalani of EarthLore Foundation, supported by The Gaia Foundation READ MASHUDU’S STORY: https://express.adobe.com/page/U3ZnkMdFQHrt1/ Working for EarthLore Foundation,…
Year Of Millets – Humwe Ceremony at Takaendesa Homestead, Chiroorwe, Bikita, Zimbabwe, 5th April 2023
By Natasha Zvemaruwa My first encounter with millet soon after arriving at the Turugare homestead, Bikita, Zimbabwe, was a deliciously bitter cup of maheu, a popular non-alcoholic beverage made, in this instance, with fermented millet and water. Simple, refreshing and highly nutritious! The full bowl of nyemba beans and the…
2023 – Year of the Millets
2023 is the Year of the Millets as declared by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). For farming communities who live along the millet belt and are accompanied by EarthLore in Zimbabwe and South Africa, this pronouncement will mark a time of celebration of years of reviving this…
