Ayana Burroughs describes her experience working as a teacher and shares about her journey to school garden education. She talks about her students and their relationships to food, and the ways in which her students have grown since being involved in the school garden. She gives her insights on social issues, like food deserts and apartheid, and offers her real life experience witnessing it in Atlanta, GA. The interview ends with Burroughs' reflection on the severance between Black people and their seeds, and offers her hopes of more people reconnecting to the land.
Subject
Oral history, Food heritage, August 21, 1994, Female, Black, African American, Fulton County, GA, Decatur County, GA
Originally from Rwanda, Jennifer Kanyamibwa reflects on her cultural heritage and the ways her background shapes her current work. Jennifer is the Co-Founder of Plant Lady Juice Co. in West Atlanta, GA, and reflects in this interview about her professional journey. She discusses Rwandan traditions and food, gardening and herbs, family, and the African diaspora.
Subject
Oral history, Food heritage, August 25, 1988, Female, Black, Black/African, Fulton County, GA, Rutsiro, Rwanda
