By Tafadzwa Muranganwa
The annual seed and food festival will roll into life this Friday with an array of activities lined up ,the organiser has said.
In a press release ,the Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) said it will host the first day of the festival to celebrate traditional seeds and foods.
“The Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Zimbabwe is set host the first day of this year’s annual celebration of Zimbabwe’s traditional seeds and foods on 13 September 2024 at the Harare Botanical Gardens,”PELUM said.
The organisation’s programmes coordinator rallied people to come for this exciting day.
“We are inviting all Zimbabweans to come and participate in this event, admission is free and the event will feature performances from Mbeu, Elysium Magma as well as traditional dance and drama. The day seeks to create a space for both celebrating the diverse traditional seeds and foods of Zimbabwe, as well as sharing, exchange and trade of these seeds and foods. This is an event not to miss, come and unlearn and relearn about who we are as Zimbabweans,” says Theophilus Mudzindiko, the PELUM Zimbabwe Programmes Coordinator.
Highlights of the festival include seed market,where attendees will discover and purchase seeds for unique plants and vegetables. Knowledgeable vendors will be available to offer advice and tips.
There is going to be a traditional gourmet food court where people will taste a variety of dishes from local chefs and food vendors offering everything from traditional Zimbabwean seeds, workshops and demonstrations affording participation in interactive sessions on gardening, cooking and sustainable practices, led by experts in the agroecology movement including family-friendly activities offering live entertainment, kids corner and more, making it a perfect outing
This year’s event is being held under the theme “Celebrating the diversity and resilience of Zimbabwe’s foods”.
The event will be free and it will be at Harare Botanical Gardens.
PELUM Zimbabwe is part of the PELUM Regional Network. Established in Zimbabwe in 1995, PELUM is working to ensure that communities are self-organised and able to make choices towards an improved quality of life that is socially acceptable, economically viable and ecologically.
