Radical Nourishment: Good Soil Garden

Photo Credit: Krystle Maestas

Good Soil was the first event in Radical Nourishment: Food, Soul & Community for the Future, a series of gatherings designed by and for BIPOC organizers to deepen our connections with each other, our relationship with the land around us, and the power we need to survive and transform the conditions we are rooted in.

We transformed a pile of fresh dirt into a magnificent, bewitching, and chaotic garden. We planted tomatoes, marigolds, cherries, kale, potatoes, broccoli, amaranth, chamomile, thistle, thyme, and more types of basil than we knew existed. We learned how to build trellises out of sticks and twine. Some of us shared knowledge we'd been building for decades, and some of us stuck our toes into the dirt for the very first time. We did it all while trusting each other and the process, letting change and adaptation light the way.

We talked about what it means to be Black & Brown on Wabanaki land, looking for relationships with each other and the land built on mutuality and truth, interdependence and community. This garden is ours to continue tending and growing.