by Ruliv | Apr 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Ruliv has been contracted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to provide training in both agroecology and beekeeping in the Amathole Basin. Ruliv will also be assisting these participants to establish community gardens at the selected sites, which will be...
by Ruliv | Sep 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
What if a plant that you have been pulling out of your garden may actually be edible and highly nutritious? Ruliv has recently completed a project with Research Consultant Claire Kockott, and funded by the National Heritage Council, aimed at helping us to identify and...
by Ruliv | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
In 2019 East London Museum opened a new permanent exhibition “Plants and People”. This exhibition presents some of the plants that grow and are used in the Eastern Cape and all are featured in the new Imifino: Guide to Edible Wild Plants in the Eastern Cape. An...
by Ruliv | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Drying imifino is a traditional African method of preservation using the sun, wind or warm air, inside or out. Collect a lot of imifino when they grow after rains in summer. Dry them and you will have nutritious food for the winter. Dried imifino can be stored whole...
by Ruliv | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
We had a lot of fun testing out and sharing recipes. A clear favourite was the ‘traditional Xhosa recipe’, which features in the original Guide and the revised version as “Mama Esthers Imifino”. 1 bag fresh mixed imifino (e.g. utyuthu/amaranth, ihlaba/sow thistle or...
by Ruliv | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
When foraging, you want to avoid places that may have been sprayed with herbicide or where the soil is otherwise likely to be polluted. Avoid busy road verges and industrial areas. The beliefs of some interviewed in the research were that ‘women and children gather...
