Cultivating Community and Good Land Stewardship at Tabitha Farm

Name: Cultivating Community and Good Land Stewardship at Tabitha Farm
Start: 2025-02-25T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-25T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 418 E Walnut St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-5301, United States

Schedule

Tue Feb 25 2025 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

418 E Walnut St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-5301, United States | Kalamazoo, MI

Tabitha Farm, an urban farm in Kalamazoo, was founded in 2009 by Katie and her husband Mamadou. Katie has worked as a carpenter, organic farmer, and professionally in the human services field. Mamadou grew up with his herbalist grandfather in Senegal, helping him keep bees, practicing indigenous root medicine, animal husbandry and farming. Together, Katie and Mamadou have cultivated a space in the city where plants, animals and people thrive and coexist in a beautiful ecosystem. Join them to learn about their journey, their vision, and ways to get involved in creating a more resilient local community.
This event is part of the Honorable Harvest lecture series, organized in alignment with the Kalamazoo Foodways Symposium, and inspired by the beloved Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. Kimmerer describes the Indigenous principles and practices of the Honorable Harvest, asking us to give back in reciprocity for what we have been given. Join us in this lecture series to explore ways in which we can come together to nurture and restore the Honorable Harvest in our communities and in our everyday lives.
Arrive as early as 5 p.m. to enjoy Taps on Tuesday, a happy hour-style event hosted by Kalamazoo Valley’s culinary and brewing students.