For generations, our ancestors used the earth’s gifts to heal, protect, and nourish their communities. This Hoodoo Heritage Month, I am raising funds to reclaim and honor that heritage by recreating an ancestral healing garden— a rootworking garden a sacred space where we can reconnect with the wisdom of the land, restore our spirits, and teach others to cultivate healing through nature. I had this space and due to storms and outgrowing my home garden space we need a more functional space to work
The Ancestral Healing Garden will be a place where people can learn about traditional Low Country Hoodoo practices, plant medicinal herbs, and experience the deep connection between the land and healing. We will cultivate a space for learning, rituals, and community, where everyone is welcome to come and grow physically, mentally, and spiritually. And rent space to grow food and learn simple sustainability
Hoodoo Heritage Month is a time to honor the ancestral traditions that have shaped our Black communities and cultural identity. This garden will serve as a lasting legacy, ensuring that the wisdom of our ancestors is passed down to future Root-working generations.
In many spiritual traditions, owning and tending to the land is essential for creating spaces of empowerment. By securing a piece of land, we are not only creating and Ancestral healing garden, but we are also reclaiming a part of our heritage that was denied to our ancestors. This is about healing our spirits and our communities, starting from the roots
But I need your help to make this dream a reality. With your support, I will be able to purchase land, gather supplies, and plant the first seeds of our healing garden. And have a place for real root-workers to come work, learn and Every donation, no matter the size, brings us closer to creating a sanctuary for spiritual and physical renewal.
Thank you for helping to bring this vision to life. Together, we can plant the seeds of healing and renewal that will bloom for generations to come.”
Light and Progress
Yayi Joyce and Yowseph Yasharahla
