Did you know that it was just after the Civil War that our first anti-foraging laws emerged? And that they were driven by racism? Legal scholar Baylen J. Linnekin has shown that these laws were intended to eliminate freed slaves' access to the food that grew all around them and force them to remain tethered to plantation work even after emancipation. Today, we have the chance to reclaim this basic human activity as an act of resistance, joy, and belonging on the landscape.
Join me for a walk along the New Hampshire coast where we will get to know (and harvest) some of the edible seaweeds growing there, and explore some of the stories that bind these unique forms of life to humans.
*Please note that this event is being offered within the context of Outdoor Afro and is, therefore, intended for Black participants and their close relations (e.g. partners, parents, and children).
