Select African Diaspora Plant Inventory (Complete)
Our select African Diaspora plant inventory consists of more than 100 plants that are connected to the descendants of the Middle Passage.
Select African Diaspora Plant Inventory (Part 5)
Kalale Benin women with harvested yams.
Select African Diaspora Plant Inventory (Part 4)
The fish pepper was a popular seasoning in the Mid-Atlantic where African-American chefs used immature white fruits to season seafood.
Select African Diaspora Plant Inventory (Part 3)
Okra, a worldwide garden staple, that is an important feature of many cuisines, especially the gumbos of West Africa and the Americas.
Select African Diaspora Plant Inventory (Part 2)
One of the first steps to create your African Diaspora edible garden is to select the crops you like and have meaning to you. Bottle gourd.
Select African Diaspora Plant Inventory (Overview and Part 1)
A plot of Amaranth, a nutritious source of grains and greens. Used in the Calaloo dish popular in the Caribbean.
Selecting your African Diaspora seeds and seedlings
One of the first steps in creating your African Diaspora edible garden is to select the crops you like and that have meaning to you. ...
FISH PEPPER - An enduring story of lost and found gardening history
This heirloom cultivar of capsicum annum originated in southern Mexico, but made its way to Caribbean and into North America,...
Five Pillars: Seeds, Earth, Water, Air and Light
Let our ancestors and Mother Nature be your guide The magic of edible gardening involves finding the elemental balance of Mother Nature -...
Black-Eyed Peas - At New Years and anytime
My earliest recollection black-eyed peas was our family mantra that you can't start the New Year without black-eyed peas, stewed tomatoes...
Goose Creek Tomato - A Family Heirloom
From Seed to Skillet begins with co-author Jimmy Williams telling us how gardening can be a generation to generation production, how his...
Aunt Lou's Underground Railroad Tomato
I’m very fond of the idea that I can grow something in my garden that was passed down from an African traveling to freedom through the...
Homegrown, Netflix
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From Seed to Skillet: A Guide to Growing, Tending, Harvesting and Cooking Up Fresh, Healthy Food to Share with People You Love
I met Jimmy Williams (and son Logan Williams) tending their wares at the Hollywood Farmer’s Market on a Sunday morning in Hollywood,...
Let's get started with your African diaspora garden
Now that you've decided to launch a culturally-focused, edible garden, let's get started with the basics. What's more important than...
Hudson Valley Seed Company
In the heart of the Hudson Valley, amidst rolling hills and fertile soil, lies the Hudson Valley Seed Company—a beacon of sustainable...