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SSAAM's Heritage Garden

Welcome to the Heritage Garden!

SSAAM is committed to extending its classroom outside the Mt. Zion Church, and into the land via the Heritage Garden. In this small plot, both the past and present lives of Black and Indigenous people are brought to the center and uplifted through the food that we grow and the stories that are kept alive by doing so. A negative connotation surrounding people of color has risen from USA’s involvement in enslavement and from the Three Sisters to Sweet Potatoes to Callaloo, the garden creates spaces to acknowledge cultural diversity while reveling in the differences.

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Our initial projects and goals of the Heritage Garden include cultivating culturally and regionally significant foods and reforming connections to land with the help of our local community. 
 

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The Mission of the Heritage Garden

  • Making space to see Black and Indigenous people reconnecting with the land on their own terms

  • Teaching people how to grow their own food and take steps towards food sovereignty

  • Learning seed stories about those who come to the garden

  • Sharing our harvest and knowledge when applicable

What are we currently growing at the Heritage Garden? 

  • Callaloo

  • Sorrel

  • Scotch bonnet peppers

  • Watermelon

  • Carrots

  • Sweet potatoes

  • Cotton

  • Three sisters

  • Okra

  • Tomatoes

  • Lima bean

  • Cowpeas / ezelle

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Volunteer with the Garden!

Interested in the mission of the Heritage Garden and want to learn more about volunteering/internship opportunities? 

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Email our Heritage Garden Associate, Vi Rodriguez at srodriguez@ssaamuseum.org.

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