This is a powerful land based programme honouring traditional regenerative growing practices rooted in ancestral wisdom.
Join The Earth Sistren Collective for an immersive 8 week Afroecology programme exploring African Ecological Wisdom and Spirituality, Food Sovereignty and Cyclical Economy, Land Stewardship, Healing Practices and Collective Restoration.
Bringing together organisers, growers, educators, healers, and land practitioners working at the intersection of ecology, justice and ancestral knowledge. This programme offers opportunities for deep learning, connection and belonging.
The programme is a collaboration between The African & Caribbean Heritage Food Network, Aweside Farm, Black Butterfly, Black Growth, BlackRootz, Coco Collective, Land In Our Names and Earth Tenders. Hosted across multiple locations in London and surrounding areas, the programme offers you the opportunity to fully experience Nature in its diverse forms of expression.
Choose to:
Attend the full 8 week programme
Attend selected individual sessions
Choose flexible bundle ticket options
Programme Journey:
Foundations of Afroecology
Saturday 20th June, 12.00-15.30
The African & Caribbean Heritage Food Network, Enfield
What is Afroecology And Why Does It Matter?
This opening session grounds you in the core principles of Afroecology, from African spiritual relationships with nature to the practical resistance against industrial food systems. We’ll explore how culture, ecology and justice intersect. Perfect for beginners and practitioners alike.
African Cosmogony and Spirituality
Sunday 21st June , 12:00-15:30
GoGrowWithLove Soil Sistars, Enfield
Land Our Ancestor, Our Teacher
Before colonialism, African peoples innerstood land as an ancestor and teacher. This week, we dive into ancestral cosmogony, spiritual ecologies and the sacred duty to land. Expect discussion, storytelling and a gentle introduction to how spirituality expresses and shapes land stewardship.
Food Sovereignty & Sankofa ComeUnity
Saturday June 27th, 12:00-15:30
Earth Tenders, Dulwich
“Go Back And Get It”
Food is memory. This session looks at culturally appropriate crops, seed saving as resistance and how the Sankofa principle guides comeunity resilience. You’ll leave understanding why sovereignty isn’t just about growing food. It’s about reclaiming traditions.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems & Land Stewardship
Saturday July 11th, 12:00-15:30
Land In Our Names (LION), Walworth
Modern Versus Tradition
Modern food growing and farming have much to learn from indigenous and African traditional practices. We’ll explore agroforestry, water conservation, soil regeneration and forest management, all through the lens of knowledge systems that have sustained communities for centuries. Practical examples included.
Healing The Land and Ubuntu
Sunday July 12th, 12:00-15:30
Coco Collective Ital Community Garden, Bellignham
How Do We Restore Land That Has Been Harmed And How Does That Restore Us?
“I am Because We Are.” Ubuntu isn’t just a philosophy, it’s an ecological practice. This week focuses on land healing through ritual, storytelling and ceremony. Expect reflection and gentle participatory elements.
Traditional & Conventional Approaches
Sunday 23rd August, 12:00-15:30
BlackRootz – Wolves Lane, Wood Green
Rootz Exchange Day!
Not all approaches to land are equal. This honest session contrasts extractive economies and ecological degradation with traditional ecological knowledge. We’ll look at environmental impacts already affecting African-Caribbean, and Global Majority communities and why Afroecology offers a different path, one that works in harmony with Nature.
Afroecology in Action
Saturday August 29th, hands-on
Black Growth, Croydon
End of Summer Day!
This is when theory meets soil, as a hands on session inspired by Afroecological principles. You’ll take part in sowing, planting and composting while reflecting on how small scale grow into movements. Wear comfy loose outdoor clothes and bring water.
Week 8: Farm Visit, Reflection, Sharing and Celebration
Sunday 30th August, 12:00-15:30
Aweside Farm, Polegate
The Journey Doesn’t End, It Deepens
We’ll share reflections, explore ongoing strategies for engagement with land and comeunity and celebrate what we’ve built together. Guided by ancestral knowledge, this closing circle is part ceremony, part strategy and fully joyful.
Joint celebration with Black Butterfly!
