Practicing food sovereignty
On December 17, we finished the fall Narrative cycle with an exploration of two pillars of food sovereignty—building our own knowledge and skills, and exploring the natural world around us. The talented musician Behrooz Mihankhah opened, and Sara Jean Jones spoke about the life events that led her to an 11-year practice of wildflower journaling. An Afro-Caribbean Canadian queer fibre artist, Sara Jean produces high quality Icelandic wool for spinners, weavers, and knitters. Andrea Morrison then shared her passion as an ethnobotanist and urban forager. She had foraged with her grandmothers from a very young age, learning about local plants and how to use them.
What struck us
Following are a few of the comments from the chat stream. See the whole transcript, arranged into themes.
“The way the pandemic has made it impossible to ignore food insecurity.”
“The wonder and ongoing deep learning and aliveness that comes with connecting to our food sources and nature.”
“Hearing about children who can identify plants in their backyards. Hope we make a collective shift in this direction.”
“Hearing about Equiterre in Montreal (=equitable + land).”
Follow-up links
https://www.facebook.com/morrison.coaching
https://www.facebook.com/roozila
https://www.facebook.com/Foodchatsfeems
http://duncanebata.com/