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Rev. Dele, at home in Middletown, NY, speaks about the land her group, the Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust, is trying to raise funds to purchase.
Rev. Dele, at home in Middletown, NY, speaks about the land her group, the Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust, is trying to raise funds to purchase. ( Aysha Venjara)

Not just land access, but sovereignty

Reverend Dele (del-ee) was in need of sweetener. Anticipating my visit that morning, she realized the time honored tradition...

Cultivator
09 Jan 2023 | 01:52
Principal Ferzeen Shamsi in the courtyard garden at Claremont Elementary, Ossining NY.
Principal Ferzeen Shamsi in the courtyard garden at Claremont Elementary, Ossining NY. ( Aysha Venjara)

Wresting a school courtyard back from the weeds

Principal Ferzeen Shamsi of Claremont Elementary School in Ossining, NY, invites me into her sunny office. Admittedly, the...

Cultivator
03 Oct 2022 | 03:57
Porch priestess

Porch priestess

Drumming. Joyous voices. The rhythm of dancing feet.

Early last year, Hudson native Nkoula (pronounced Koola) Badila was...

Cultivator
28 Jun 2022 | 11:20
Ana Rodgriguez Angel
Ana Rodgriguez Angel ( Lizbeth Angel)

‘Like a magnet’: she felt the pull of the black dirt

Translation assistance from Crystal Pereira and Noereem Zenaida Mena

Ana Isabel Rodriguez Angel recalls her favorite food...

Cultivator
07 Dec 2021 | 09:56
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