Oct 26You eat rice but CAN YOU GROW IT THO?Join us for a virtual AfroIndigenous rice harvesting session with Myles Gaines! 🌾 This event is part of our ongoing rice cultivation series. Join us for a live virtual session dedicated to AfroIndigenous rice harvesting traditions. As part of our ongoing educational series, this interactive gathering highlights the deep history, cultural significance, and practical techniques behind traditional rice cultivation. Guest speaker Myles Gaines will guide participants through the rice harvesting process and share insights into historical tools, land stewardship, and community heritage. Whether you are a grower, new farmer or lifelong learner, this event offers a welcoming space to expand your knowledge and ask questions live. What to Expect: Expert Presentation: Discover the origins, tools, and cultural legacy of Afro Indigenous rice harvesting. Interactive Q and A: Bring your curiosity and get real time answers to your questions. Community Connection: Engage with fellow community members interested in agricultural heritage and traditional food systems. FREE Registration Link In Bio!Latest
Oct 26You eat rice but CAN YOU GROW IT THO?Join us for a virtual AfroIndigenous rice harvesting session with Myles Gaines! 🌾 This event is part of our ongoing rice cultivation series. Join us for a live virtual session dedicated to AfroIndigenous rice harvesting traditions. As part of our ongoing educational series, this interactive gathering highlights the deep history, cultural significance, and practical techniques behind traditional rice cultivation. Guest speaker Myles Gaines will guide participants through the rice harvesting process and share insights into historical tools, land stewardship, and community heritage. Whether you are a grower, new farmer or lifelong learner, this event offers a welcoming space to expand your knowledge and ask questions live. What to Expect: Expert Presentation: Discover the origins, tools, and cultural legacy of Afro Indigenous rice harvesting. Interactive Q and A: Bring your curiosity and get real time answers to your questions. Community Connection: Engage with fellow community members interested in agricultural heritage and traditional food systems. FREE Registration Link In Bio!
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About
To mobilize sustainability practitioners of Afrikan descent to (re)build sustainable communities and economies that will restore balance to our planet.
We envision a world that honors Afrikan ancestral wisdom and ingenuity to restore the well-being of our planet and generations to come.
By creating a global network of Afrikan sustainability practitioners to exchange knowledge, our members can develop best practices and apply sustainable solutions to environmental issues across impacted Black communities.
The Black Sustainability Network (BSN) is founded on the traditional principles of ubuntu & cooperative work, while connecting frontline solution providers to resources & like-minds through membership.
create meaningful change through knowledge sharing and collective action.
Our Annual Black Sustainability Summit connects sustainability practitioners across the globe to:
BSN members evaluate the progress we’ve made each year and determine a collective course of action members will take for the upcoming year.
The RBG Impact Fund reinvests a portion of membership dues into member projects. Through participatory voting, members support impactful projects that address social and environmental challenges with indigenous solutions to create the future we need.
- Based in
- Pittsburgh, Atlanta
- Founded
- 2020
- EIN
- 85-3364819
- Website
- blacksustainability.org
- @Black.Sustainability
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