Remembrance #2: Ancestral food

As we gather around the dinner table, tonight and every night, we encourage you to reflect on the connection you share with your food. Consider its origins and the sacrifices made for it to grace your table.

In the continuation of our Remembrance series, the spotlight is on ancestral foods. These foods predate colonization, and have embarked on transoceanic journeys intertwined with the strands of our ancestors' hair. These foods were meticulously handpicked, carefully hidden, stowed away, and sown with the purpose of nurturing the future. They represent living legacies spanning thousands of years and still remain resilient through our changing climate.

Special thanks to all of the writers and thinkers whose works served as resources for this thread:

Abena Offeh-Gyimah (@livingtheancestralway), her writing and her episode on @for.the.wild podcast

An Afro-Indigenous Approach to Agriculture and Food Security, by farmer and food justice activist Leah Penniman (@leahpenniman)

Seeds of Memory: Botanical Legacies of the African Diaspora by Judith Carney