A Celebration for Native American Indigenous Heritage. Join us for our community forest planting and followed by a tasting and celebration of Native American Foodways.
4:30-6:00pm Tour and Planting in our office mini-Food Forest Gardens with Edy Amir.
Utilizing permaculture principles and biomimicry of a natural ecological system and plant guilds utilizing companion planting.
6:30-8:30pm Native American Foodways talk, tastings and sharing led by Maria Parada. Creating culture through native American foodways and native traditional foods supports the planting creation of Native Texas plant gardens and plant species for social, climate and environmental resilience.
Presented by: Urban Harvest fellows Edy Amir and Maria Parada thru the Community Solutions Program. A partnership with the United State Department of State and International Research & Exchange Board (IREX).
Presenters:
Maria Parada is a sociologist and professional cook with a focus in Sustainable food systems, Indigenous cultural heritage and food ways in the Bolivian Amazon.
Edy Amir is a permaculturist hailing from Malaysia, supporting communities in agroecology development transitioning towards ecosystem restoration.
Location: Trees for Houston Campus and Bauer Education Center
Address: 1911 W 34th Street, 77018