Subsistence Farming: A Story from the Past with Teachings for the Future
Schedule
Tue Oct 01 2024 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Kalamazoo Valley Community College - Culinary/ Allied Health Building | Kalamazoo, MI
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Many Black farmers leveraged what could be grown and raised on their farms to meet immediate nutritional needs for large families. Many of these farmers found ways to cooperatively pool and exchange resources to improve their quality and standard of life.What did subsistence/market farming look like for a young African American male growing up in a rural community undergoing transition? In this snapshot of 1958-1968, Ben Brown presents an overview of his experience, observations and perspectives as to how subsistence farming could strengthen conserving and reweaving an agrarian ethic that supports net productivity and minimizes the consumerism imbalance/isolation.
This FREE 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 every day 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.
See the full list of the Honorable Harvest events here: https://valleyhub.kvcc.edu/events/honorable-harvest-lecture-series
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Where is it happening?
Kalamazoo Valley Community College - Culinary/ Allied Health Building, 616 Kook Ct, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-5338, United States,Kalamazoo, MichiganEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
