Harnessing our Gardens Celebratory Lunch

Please join us to celebrate the launch of the book, Harnessing our Gardens! The publication features essays, poems, and intimate conversations with Joanne "Mrs. JoJo" Caidor, Laila J. Franklin, Annalise “River” Guidry, Adrienne Hawkins, Sarah “Nnenna Loveth” Nwafor, Isaura Oliveira, Jenny Oliver, Ellice Patterson, Nailah Randall-Bellinger, Lilly Rose Valore, Jessica Roseman, Saturn, Von, Makeda Wallace, Ella Wechsler-Matthaei, Pearl Young, and additional artists whose insights deeply informed this work.

• Pop-up performance with Soca Fusion

• Lunch

• Book Reading

• Mingling, Tarot Readings, and DJ set

• Purchase a copy of Harnessing our Gardens!

We are so excited to celebrate the powerful stories of these Black femme movement artists. Thank you for joining us!

Coconut Rice

Collard Greens

Fried and Breaded Jerk Tofu

Honey Kale Squash Salad

Jerk Chicken Buffet

The Red Bean Buffet

Sweet Plantains

From downtown Boston, access is readily available via the Orange and Red MBTA lines, transferring to the 21 bus. Street parking is available on Norfolk Street. This is a highly residential area, so please be mindful.

Urban Farming Institute is an indoor/outdoor farm situated in Mattapan, Massachusetts. Our event will have tables with seating both indoors and outdoors. There are several flat and accessible routes throughout the farm. Be advised that some paths have gravel. There are multiple bathrooms, and one with a flat ramp.

There will be a low sensory room. Live CART captioning will be available throughout the book reading segment. This event does not have usage of stage lighting.

All allies are welcome as we uplift the voices of Black femme artists!

For questions, please reach out to [email protected]

This event was made with support from Mass Humanities: Expand Massachusetts Stories and access coordination by Ellice Patterson. Illustrations by Katiana Rodriguez-Veytsman.