Knowledge Share Description

At first glance, these two cultures may seem far apart when considered through the lens of popular (white) history, which has often obscured long-standing trade, as well as cultural sharing, between Africa and Asia. Whilst Haiti is in the Caribbean, the heavy West African influence carries through in food and medicine. Asian and African cross-cultural connections were already happening at least 4000-5000 years ago! Together we’ll learn how Rice, Banana/Plantain, and Hibiscus have traveled to these two seemingly disparate places, as well as who else along the way shares a kinship with these food medicines. We’ll learn about popular preparation methods, cultural understandings, earth technologies, and some recipes from each place. These recipes and technologies have evolved over time, and carry cultural memories of spirituality and identity, as well as sustenance in times of plenty, and times of survival. We’ll also prepare a medicinal dose of hibiscus tea after the presentation. We'll use our senses to begin to identify what medicinal properties a plant may have.

These skills helped our ancestors understand what they were working with and can bring grounding in our bodies as we navigate how to connect to the earth today. My heritage hails from both places, as well as Europe and in trying to connect myself as a child of diaspora, I've found food medicines already doing this. I'm sharing what information I have found and I hope to learn from you lot too! Through food and the plants that nourish us I hope to foster a better understanding of common struggles and the already laid ground for our mutual joys.

Knowledge Share Includes

• Know how 3 plants are commonly consumed and regarded as food medicines in Haiti and Thailand

• Learn basic skills to assess plant medicinal action through taste and smell

• Learn how to prepare a medicinal dose of tea.

Cost

$35 - BIPOC or low income

$75 - standard or reparations (If you have financial abundance, this is our pay-it-forward option to fund our full tuition scholarships)

The zoom link will be sent 1-2 days prior to the knowledge share. Recording will be available for 30 days.

For scholarships please email herbancura@gmail.com with subject Haitian-Thai Food Medicines

Accessibility Information

*ASR (automated) captioning provided

*Live captioning & ASL interpretation may be available with advance notice

*Spanish interpretation may be available with advance notice (Si requiere interpretacion por favor mande un email a herbancura@gmail.com)

Virtual Gathering

Zoom link will be sent out via email 1-2 days before knowledge share

5:00pm - 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time

Class will be recorded and available for 30 days.

Facilitator

Saeng-Fah is a Traditional Thai Body worker, community educator, multi-disciplinary artist and an ever-learning herbalist. They are of Haitian, Thai and European descent.