Welcome to our first otherGardens circle! In this first call, we’ll get to know each other by starting with the basics: we’ll all introduce ourselves with our relationship to nourishment and ecology. Then we’ll share what otherWise has been planning and envisioning for otherGardens, and as a group we’ll engage in some co-creative brainstorming for what the community might want otherGardens to be.
Our first few guest sessions will explore the various cultural, ethical, political, and spiritual aspects of food. Fatuma Emmad is an Ethiopian and Yemeni farmer in Denver, Colorado, where she works as the co-founder, executive director, and head farmer of FrontLine Farming, a nonprofit working towards food security, food justice, and ultimately food liberation. Join us for what is sure to be a wonderful conversation on growing food with diverse growing practices and organizing community and activism around food!