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Gardening Stewardship

The Foods That Shape Us: Growing a Diaspora Garden

Saturday, May 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Beacon Food Forest
S Dakota St
Seattle, WA 98108 United States Directions
Single Session
Saturday, May 20
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location
Beacon Food Forest
S Dakota St
Seattle, WA 98108 United States Directions
Audience
Adults

Description

Many of us have rich cultural backgrounds, and we often honor those backgrounds through food preparation and sharing. But we also forget that we can grow fresh produce to help us make those important and delicious cultural dishes.

In this class we will discuss:

  • The diaspora we come from
  • Food memories and traditions that shape us
  • Cultural gardening methods and history
  • How to incorporate these foods and practices into the garden planning process

This class will include a lecture, group discussion, and a garden tour. Please be prepared to reflect and/or share your favorite or formative food memories and traditions. Class size is limited to about 15 people, and we will be following current public health recommendations. Please plan to wear a mask and dress for the weather.

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About the Instructor

Shanelle Donaldson West
Shanelle Donaldson West is the Farm Manager at the University District Food Bank rooftop farm, food preservationist, and food justice advocate focused on healthy relationships to land, power and community. From working with toddlers growing gardens to connecting locally sourced food to people experiencing homelessness, Shanelle has supported more than one thousand King County residents over the last decade. She expanded her nutrition education to include food preservation classes as a method of self-care and extending the harvest. In 2016, she co-founded Percussion Farms to reconnect people of color to the land and their right to healthy lives. Shanelle is a proud alumna of the Black and Latinx Farm Immersion Class at Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York. When she's not farming, Shanelle can be found reading, cooking with her husband Mike, playing board games, or most likely smooching her sweet dog, Koda.

Additional Information

Tilth Alliance strives to provide educational experiences that honor our values of accessibility and equity. Currently, we offer:

  • A sliding scale pricing structure to make our classes accessible for everyone, regardless of financial means. Please select the ticket type that works for you.
  • In solidarity with food justice and food sovereignty for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), we reserve spaces in each class for BIPOC community members free of charge. If you identify as BIPOC, and would benefit from a free option, please select BIPOC Solidarity ticket.

We offer a mix of online, in-person and hybrid online/in-person classes. During our in-person sessions, we follow current COVID-19 safety protocols. Please review our COVID-19 policies before registering.

Please reach out to Marni Sorin if you have any questions. Please read our Photo and Cancellation Policy.