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Jìgìjìgì is an Afrikan-Centered Podcast that seeks to encourage other Afrikans to learn more about growing plants, food, soil, and their soul. We want to get our hands and minds dirty detailing the Afrikan relationship with the soil. We continually ask and answer the question, "How did you grow whil…

Jìgìjìgì Africulture Podcast


    • Mar 28, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 44 EPISODES


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    Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 39:11


    To conclude the illustrious interview with Dr. Isaac Zama we begin our talk about “Humanure” and we receive our challenge for 2022! Works Referenced Amba Farmer's Voice Amba Farmer's Voice Facebook Page Amba Farmer's Voice YouTube Channel How to Make Your Own Organic Fertilizer With Urine (Piss) Part 1 Ambazonia Future Fertility: Transforming Human Waste… Read More »Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer's Voice Part 3

    Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 46:02


    In this second part of our interview with Dr. Zama we move through the different possibilities for food, pidgin, and what function libations connect us to the soil. This particular segment is powerful and it is my honor to share it with you all.

    Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer’s Voice pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 67:03


    Dr. Isaac Zama honors us with his wisdom and knowledge as he ushers in the second season of the podcast. Dr. Isaac Zama founded Amba Farmer's Voice and through that is how I found him. His program showcase no-to-low-cost method of natural farming tailored to the people of Ambazonia. In this conversation we spoke a… Read More »Dr. Isaac Zama – Amba Farmer's Voice pt 1

    Urban Agriculture and Climate Change: “The New Normal”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 82:12


    Join Instructor Mason Trappio to gain an understanding of how climate change affects the urban farmer and the growth of new crops.

    Smelling Funk to Power

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021


    You mean to tell me this whole time I've been making funky compost, it could crank a crankshaft?? Meaning, in this episode we discuss how we arrived at our next experiment, Anaerobic Digestion

    Charles Southward

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 77:49


    Charles is the founder of IGH Gardens in Los Angeles, California. At IGH he produces 3900lbs annually on 1200sqft. Amazing.

    “God made the Soil, but we made it Fertile”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 18:47


    It is my sincerest pleasure and honor to share with you some excerpts from three articles that have been what I started this podcast to find. We add two new terms to our conceptual soil vocabulary, ߕߕߎߔߏߟߋ (tutupole), and ߔߐߙߑߟߟߋ (porleilei).

    Mushrooms as ߛߊ߲ߞߐߝߊ (Sankɔfa)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 3:22


    We relay the entire history of the soil, and highlight the role of fungi and of the mushroom plays. Later we shift to the role you play as you create this healthy black soil.

    Bioremediation Wrap Up: Helping Nature Do The Damn Thing part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 3:44


    In our final episode in the series of Bioremediation, we finally express the reasons why we shared this information and reviewed the overall point of these practices.

    Rhizofiltration and Rhizodegradation – Helping Nature Do His Thing part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 12:43


    From PNW, to South Korea, from Silver Spring to Charlotte we discuss these two different techniques for cleaning and building healthy black soils! Works Referenced Paul Stamets – Excerpt from Mushrooms as Planetary Healers. Phytoremediation of levonorgestrel in aquatic environment by hydrophytes Umbrella Papyrus Rhizofiltration using sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.… Read More »Rhizofiltration and Rhizodegradation – Helping Nature Do His Thing part 3

    Bioextraction/Phytostabilization – Helping Nature Do Her Thing Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 9:27


    Fascinating experiments in Nigeria change our plans for growing lead out of the soil. Enjoy!

    Bioremediation – Helping Nature Do It’s Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020


    The beginning of a series of episodes on Bioremediation. We give a short overview of how we can use life to clean life. We end with a story of a graduate thesis I abandoned because it wasn't going to get me a doctorate.

    Sustainability From the Seed to the Sleeve

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020


    Wrangler sustainably grew jeans and t-shirts, adding value into value added production.

    What Makes the Healthiest Soils Black?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020


    We've stated before that its scientifically true that the healthiest soils are black. We give the how and the what behind the Why.

    Michael Carter Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020


    Carter Farms is a century farm in the Piedmont region of Virginia that specializes in growing ethnic, African tropical vegetables organically.

    Two Analogies to Help You Groove

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020


    Two conversations we had recently resulted in two analogies to help you acclimate your fingers to the soil.

    10 Things I Don’t Know

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020


    I thought it would be a good idea, to mark it a place in time, to be able to say, here are 10 things I don’t know about plants, farming, and the soil (and the soul). Join me in learning what I don’t know, won’t you?

    Shrooms? In My Buckets??

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020


    We've been hunting mushrooms all spring. Our greatest bounty was in our own backyard!

    Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020


    We take umbrage with the promoted hippie-nature of interacting with nature. We offer some molecular biology of course to make our point. Enjoy.

    Odù to Sow Seeds To

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020


    We go into the woods and read from the Odù Ifá. Just some short Ifá Ẹsẹ that you can sow seeds to.

    ߛߊ߲ߞߐߝߊ (Sankɔfa)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020


    Traditional Afrikan Spiritual Systems are at the foundation of an "African Natural Farming" technique. Wait a second, are we sure there isn't a name for that already?

    Rooting DC 2020 – Value Added Products Workshop

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 58:26


    Mandela and I were honored to facilitate a workshop at Rooting DC 2020. Our workshop was titled Urban Agribusiness: Growing Money on Trees. Enjoy!

    Microbes by Marco

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020


    Marco is an avid practitioner of Korean Natural Farming. He grows his own inputs and teaches us how to on today's episode. Enjoy!

    Towards ANF

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020


    In today's episode I take a critical position towards Biodynamic Farming, one that I had had long suspicions of, despite it's results. By sharing this critique, we have developed our own goal, we share that goal, and we look forward to your contributions to that goal.

    Mchezaji “Che” Axum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020


    We are honored to have today Mchezaji "Che" Axum, Director of CAUSES at UDC. This is the most practical and poignant episode we have recorded thus far. Take notes!

    Silver Sprung

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 84:38


    Silver Sprung, or Jon, is one of the first friends with whom I could get really heavy into plants. We are kinda silly. We ramble a bit, there is a lot of information covered in this episode. It's kinda EsoTerric.

    Why does time exist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020


    Today we cover two new conceptions of time to help you garden.

    Beekeeping in Ancient Kemet (Egypt)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019


    We travel to the beginning of time to learn about Keeping the Tears of Ra (Beekeeping), while reflecting on our own experiences with keeping bees in college.

    Farmer Gigi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 60:28


    Farmer Gigi is an urban no-till farmer in Old Town Gaithersburg, MD. We discuss her lifelong journey of having her hands in and out of the soil, harlequin beetles and bugs, no-till tools, and her experience running farmers markets! Enjoy!

    EsoTerracisms: Nu Healing Arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 85:29


    Very quickly we get into the hidden side of garden, feeling and getting felt by plants, the soil, and all sorts of hardly quantifiable connections that we experience(d) with our hands in the soil. Enjoy!

    Mosadi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 75:22


    We originally met at the Black Urban Growers Panel in DC in 2018. He was the first person I mentioned this podcast to, and now we are extremely proud to be able to present his wisdom to you!

    Mandela

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 73:40


    Mandela and I spent the last season growing food and brotherhood. We discuss his background and why he thinks the healthiest soils are black.

    Harvest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019


    We've pulled up everything from Nu Ray Research Garden and now we reflect on our Harvest. We share our chief lesson from this past Summer.

    Shrooms? In My Yard??

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019


    Today's episode is a short primer on Mushrooms and Fungi as it relates to gardening and agriculture. This episode is designed the get you familiar with some initial terminology, a conceptual primer, so to speak.

    What are weeds?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019


    Our EsoTerracisms series is about showing some hidden aspects of the soil and less talked about agriculture practices. Today we discuss weeds, when they are, and why they aren't, a nuisance.

    Value Added Products for the Urban Farmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019


    Our second installment of our Agribusiness Series focuses on the concept of the Value-Add. Which raw fruits and vegetables can you add value to? Can you turn basil into pesto? Peppers into Hot Sauce? Tune in for more ideas behind this lucrative concept!

    Agribusiness: Growing Money on Trees I

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019


    Throughout this series we will share ideas, experiences of mine and that of our guests about using our BlackThumbs to grow green$!

    Fermentations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019


    Fermentations. What do you ferment? Why would you do this? How do you do this? All these questions, and more answered in JP007 Fermentations.

    Composts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019


    A small step into the history of composts, why you should, why you shouldn't, how it could work, and how it couldn't. This episode is the real beginning of our philosophical journey :] visit https://olona.de/jp006 for all the show notes!

    Philosophical Background

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019


    We lay out our background and foundational positions we occupy as we cultivate the soil. Some of this episode is prepared and some of it is divined. Be sure to visit https://olona.de/jp005 for all the details :]

    Getting Rid of Fungus Gnats (with no chemicals!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019


    We sat down to eat a chickpea burger. We left having controlled the fungus gnat population! Visit https://olona.de/jp004 for more info :]

    How We Build up our Soils

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019


    Discussing plans for building up soils on a urban lot space for nutrient dense crops!

    Resources

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019


    This episode provides resources that we have found useful to our understanding of plants, soils, and agriculture. Visit https://olona.de/jp002/ for the full list :)

    Introductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2019


    Explaining the intentions and rationale for the show. Conversations with plants and other green things.

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