Earthlore Foundation

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EarthLore works with rural communities to accompany them on a journey to revive their traditional ecological knowledge and practices.
#agroecology #seed
websitehttp://earthlorefoundation.org/
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.... http://earthlorefoundation.org/a-fair-to-popularise-healthy-traditional-african-foods/
A Fair to Popularise Healthy Traditional African Foods | EarthLore

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 so long ago were self-sufficient,

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Explore the powerful process of Creating Ancestral Maps and Calendars, bridging past, present, and future through eco-mapping and community dialogues. Discover how indigenous knowledge is reviving traditions and fostering harmony with ancestral realms.
http://earthlorefoundation.org/creating-ancestral-maps-and-calendars-of-the-past-present-and-future/
#agroecology #seed #zimbabwe
Creating Ancestral Maps and Calendars of the past, present and future | EarthLore

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 to his roots in Bikita.

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This Black Earth podcast celebrates Mashudu Takalani, EarthLore's programme manager, a Black African woman leading transformation by restoring life on our beautiful planet in a meaningful, care-full and joyful way.
https://youtu.be/QnpHUuPkzCM?si=gdQKpHErR3NERm8E
#agroecology #seed #Africa
Why Seed Sovereignty Matters: Restoring Culture, Care and Community in Africa | Black Earth Podcast

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Join EarthLore Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa, and help steward financial integrity in sacred work that nurtures seed sovereignty, ecological governance, and indigenous wisdom.
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An inspirational short post by a young farmer, Patrick Thwala, from Elukwatini, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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#agroecology #bees #trees
Bees: Our friend and nature’s eyeopener | EarthLore

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 role in pollination. This fascination

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Visit to Lake Fundudzi, links to Sacred Natural Sites and Finger Millet | EarthLore

On the day after the Mazwimba Seed and Food Fair on 12 October 2023, there was great excitement about the planned visit to Lake Fundudzi, an important Sacred Natural Site for the Venda people. The visit was led by Vhutshilo Netshiavha from the Tshiavha community, a young man from the royal family who is

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EarthLore’s newly released Seed, Soil and Culture Video
https://youtu.be/Z5fK7nO8KLs
Watch this inspiring visual journey showcasing EarthLore’s work since 2015 that focuses on seed, soil and culture - the very heart of EarthLore’s work.
#agroecology #IYM2023 #seed #millet
Bringing Seed, Soil and Culture back into Harmony.

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2023 – Year of the Millets | EarthLore

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 vital small grain. EarthLore has

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This Festive Season strengthens harmonious relationships between plants and children.
#agroecology #seed #seedsovereignty