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To Those Who Nourish: Farming and Environmental Health in Northeast Ohio

Artist and workshop organizer Imani Badillo will discuss the multi-year SPACES x Cooking Sections partnership, To Those Who Nourish. This project looks closely at the deoxygenated state of Lake Erie and the impact of harmful chemical fertilizers. A major source of life and water for the Cleveland area, UK-based artist collective Cooking Sections has partnered with SPACES to create a monument in the lake to farmers who committed to engage in the longer-term Non-Phosphorus Support Network. This group of farmers across Northeast Ohio will connect quarterly to discuss their own methods and efforts to move away from chemical fertilizers. This talk will provide some background for the project, introduce the group of farmers committed to the overall health of Lake Erie, and will explore how art can uplift the local community and pave the way for future change. 

Imani Badillo is a Puerto Rican, Black, and Alaskan Native artist, writer, and workshop organizer from Cleveland, OH. Imani’s work communicates environmental justice concerns using painting, fiber art, and bookmaking. Their sole goal as an artist is to use illustrated thoughts and memories as an invitation into getting into a right relationship with human and more-than-human others.