- Saving Natural Seeds Workshop
Last night we had our event in New York, held at the Commons in Brooklyn. We started the event with our first Saving Natural Seeds workshop in which Ivania and Inacio shared the importance of saving seeds as well as some practical tips on how to do it. Attendees had questions about Ivania and Inacio’s advice on how to follow the cycles of the moon to figure out the best time to save seeds and how to store them properly.
Event at the Commons in Brooklyn, NY
The crowd grew as we prepared for the movie screening, with a turnout of over 30 people coming out to see the film. People excitedly hopped on the bikes, snapping photos as they pedaled along with the film. After the movie we had a great discussion session with Ivania and Inacio sharing stories about people they met along their trip and Ivania sharing a really difficult story about an indigenous community in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil that was displaced and driven to hunger and malnutrition by the encroaching soy plantations.
Meeting great people at the Commons in Brooklyn
A couple people shared information about local projects, including one person working on the Palestine Farm Project to create cross-cultural unity and sustinability in the West Bank through farming, cooking, and community events. A couple other people are working together to start up their own farm just outside of the city and invited the Ciclovida tour to come when they are up and running. Also, the Commons, where we were for the event, houses organizations that run workshops on social justice, gardening and farming, seed saving, resistance, natural health, and more, and they even have a farmer’s market there every Sunday, year-round!
Making music at Jarabe's house
Now we are in Warwick, NY, joining up with Jarabe del Sol who will be joining us for the next few events, relaxing, preparing for the next event, and making some music in the meantime.
