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Rob Symons 🇺🇦
@muthimuthi.bsky.social
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Activist, Humanist, Anarchist, Anti-authoritarian, Anti-fascist, Anti-racist, Environmentalist, Rationalist, Empiricist...🇿🇦
Digital empowerment coach. Involved with communications, IT and cybersecurity work.
Love the bush, dogs, music and reading.
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A competition at Julius Mkhonto was won by Mxolisi Ngwenya, a young farmer in the making. He received a Mango tree, a chance to harvest honey in Patrick Twala’s garden and to pick traditional maize when it is harvesting time.
#agroecology #seeds
Mxolisi Ngwenya receives his prize Mango tree from Patrick Twala at the gathering at Julius Mkhonto.
December 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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1 December 2025: Enkaba, Avontuur and Julius Mkhonto communities gathered in Julius Mkhonto, Mpumalanga, to hold their annual reflections about their ongoing journey of reviving traditional seeds, associated rituals and learning about agroecology.
#agroecology #seeds
Participants at the reflective dialogues at Julius Mkhonto
December 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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A First for Enkaba: Hosting EarthLore’s Seed Fair in South Africa in 2025
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#agroecology #seeds
A First for Enkaba: Hosting EarthLore’s Seed Fair in South Africa in 2025 | EarthLore
The dusty road through the rugged rocky landscape of Enkaba seemed an unlikely setting for EarthLore’s Seed Fair, held on 10 September 2025. Enkaba is situated some distance from Elukwatini, Mpumalang...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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An interesting process of connecting communities with their ancestral knowledge.
#agroecology #seed #Zimbabwe
October 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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This Black Earth podcast celebrates Mashudu Takalani, EarthLore's programme manager, a Black African woman leading transformation by restoring life on our beautiful planet in a meaningful, care-full and joyful way.
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#agroecology #seed #Africa
Why Seed Sovereignty Matters: Restoring Culture, Care and Community in Africa | Black Earth Podcast
YouTube video by Black Earth Podcast
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September 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Earthlore champions millet revival: Documentary by Steve Ephraem.
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#agroecology
#BikitaFair #SeedDiversity #FoodSovereignty #Zimbabwe #EarthLore
DOCUMENTARY: Earthlore champions Millets revival
YouTube video by Inclusive Global Media
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September 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Reviving Tradition for Future Abundance: Earth Jurisprudence Collective
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#agroecology #SeedDiversity
Reviving Tradition for Future Abundance - African Earth Jurisprudence Collective
How the clans of Kenya are creating biocultural wealth that transcends money: a story from the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective
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September 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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August 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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287 farmers drawn from 6 communities that EarthLore is accompanying showcase diverse farm saved seeds during a Seed and Food Fair held in Masasire, Bikita, Zimbabwe
#foodsovereignity #agroecology #zimbabwe
August 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Annual Bikita Seed and Food Fair
Celebrating tradition and growth! The Annual Bikita Seed and Food Fair is on Aug 22, 2025, in Masasire's Kumboedza garden (9h00-17h00). This year's theme: "Growing our Future, Rooted in our Traditions." See nearly 300 displays of farm-saved seeds, produce, & crafts.
August 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Exciting to see our study featured in Neuroscience News!

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Contemplating Beauty Boosts Abstract Thinking - Neuroscience News
A new study finds that actively engaging with artistic beauty—rather than just looking at art—enhances abstract thinking and psychological distancing, helping people see the bigger picture beyond dail...
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May 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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“Seeds hold great cultural significance by representing new beginnings and the promise of generous harvests." Mashudu Takalani of Earthlore.
#agroecology #seeds #rituals #Africa
February 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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The First Fruits Ceremony is performed by most indigenous communities in Southern Africa. This article describes the First Uluma ceremony performed by the Venda people in #southafrica
#agroecology #rituals #africa
February 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The Earthlore Foundation has been working with communities in the Elukwatini area in Mpumalanga, South Africa, to help revive traditional farming practices.
February 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Earthlore Foundation @earthlore-f.bsky.social partners with communities in Southern Africa to cohere around rejuvenated bonds and kinship linked to their own knowledge systems and traditions that are respectful to the larger community of life.
#agroecology
January 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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An inspirational short post by a young farmer, Patrick Thwala, from Elukwatini, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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#agroecology #bees #trees
Bees: Our friend and nature’s eyeopener | EarthLore
It is my pleasure to introduce myself as Patrick Thwala. I live at Nhlazatshe no 6 and am a young farmer in Elukwatini, Mpumalanga, where EarthLore works. Throughout my childhood, I was passionate abo...
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January 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Three African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) off beach in SW Cape Town. These are the most endangered penguins with <20k remaining, down from 2m in 1900 & dropping fast. Could be extinct in 10-20 years. Oil, overfishing are main risks.
#birds #endageredspecies #extinction is forever.
Nest of white fronted plover (Charadrius marginatus) on beach. These birds are vulnerable to disturbance by humans and dogs on my beach but people don't seem to care. So it goes. The numbers of these birds have recovered slightly since driving was banned on beaches in South Africa.
December 20, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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This article covers the difficulties human rights and environmental activists face in KZN when opposing the depredations of mining interests.
#LawApplies2All #tendele #somkhele
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
KZN environmental human rights defenders’ deadly calling
Activists list being tracked, threatening calls, bribery and surveillance as deterrents to their fight against pollution, cracked houses, livestock dying everywhere and other results of living near mi...
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December 10, 2024 at 7:13 AM
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Something to brighten up the day. Taken yesterday at Bisley Nature Reserve, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
#wildlife #nature #southafrica
A herd of giraffe
December 2, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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Here we have part of a monster devouring all in it's path. This is the Tendele Coal mine, in Somkhele, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This is the iMfolozi River not far from the Wilderness area of the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. Local communities have been displaced and the homes of many others threatened
November 26, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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We always need to be optimistic. We will win through.
#drakensberg #rainbow
November 20, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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It's distressing to read how China plans to destroy forest and #baobab trees in Limpopo, to do open cast mining. We shall protest hard, to try and stop this madness. Please help anyway you can.
November 19, 2024 at 4:39 AM
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Another one of my beloved #drakensberg. This time at Garden Castle. What I would give to be out there right now.
#southafrica #mountains #wilderness
A mountain with a stormy sky and glistening wet rocks
November 18, 2024 at 10:31 AM
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Thought I would share this photo of my favourite place. Cobham, Drakensberg mountains, #southafrica
A river with a snow covered mountain in the Drakensberg, South Africa.
November 17, 2024 at 5:58 PM