Grounding ourselves in the ecological wisdom of the African diaspora. Join us as we begin our first read together: Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists by Leah Penniman. This soulful collection brings together some of today's most respected Black environmentalist voices, reclaiming our ancestral relationship to land, water, and the Earth. How this book club works: 📖 Read Together — Each month, we'll move through one thematic section of the book (Spirit, Wilds, Soil, Defense, or Witness), giving us space to sit with each idea rather than rush through the whole text. 💬 Monthly Comment Discussions — As we read each section, we'll chat asynchronously right here in the comments, sharing reflections, questions, and favorite passages on your own time, whenever inspiration strikes. 🎥 Final Live Video Call — Once we've finished the entire book, we'll come together for one live video call to close out our read as a full community, reflecting on the whole journey, our biggest takeaways, and how it's shaped our relationship with the Earth. 🌍 Root — Throughout, we'll tie our reading back to our community's core practice: reciprocity, asking not just what we learned, but how it calls us to give back to the Earth in our own lives. What to bring: A copy of Black Earth Wisdom (any format works — physical, ebook, or audiobook), an open mind, and your reflections to share in the comments each month. Haven't started reading yet? Come anyway — you're welcome to join the conversation whenever you catch up. Why this book, first? Black Earth Wisdom reminds us that ecological humility and reverence for the Earth are not new ideas we're inventing, they're inheritance. This book grounds our whole community in the wisdom that's always been ours. Come with your book, your questions, and your curiosity.

A hands-on practice of honoring the Earth, right from home. You don't need land or a garden to honor the Earth - you need attention, intention, and a small corner of space. In this session, we'll create a personal earth altar: a living tribute of plants, botanicals, drawings, and elements that honors your connection to nature and heritage. What to expect: 🪴 Gather — Bring plants, dried botanicals, stones, shells, or other natural elements that hold meaning for you ✏️ Draw or Collect — Some sessions, we'll spend time in intuitive drawing — sitting with a plant, observing it closely, and letting our hands honor it on the page. Other sessions, we'll gather natural elements directly, stones, shells, dried botanicals, to add to our altars. Either way, the practice is the same: slowing down enough to truly honor what we're welcoming onto our altar. 🎨 Create — Guided by what we noticed or gathered, we'll build our altars as acts of honor, drawing on Afrocentric and African diasporic traditions of honoring land, ancestors, and plant relationships. 🤎 Tend — Your altar isn't a one-time craft — it's a living, ongoing act of reverence. We'll talk through simple ways to care for it, refresh it seasonally, and use it as a daily touchstone for honoring the Earth. NEXT DATE: August 2nd, 2026 (9-10 AM)

A monthly gathering of reflection, celebration, and gratitude. This isn't a space to process pain, it's a space to celebrate joy. Each month, we come together to notice, name, and honor the positive moments we've experienced in nature: a walk that cleared your mind, a garden that surprised you, a bird at your window, a quiet moment of peace outdoors. What to expect: Reflect — We open with guided journaling, slowing down to notice what the Earth has already given you this month. Share (Black Joy Live) — Those who wish to are invited to share via live video one positive nature experience from the month. This is a celebratory space — share verbally, in the chat, or simply listen. However you show up is welcome. Close with Gratitude — We end by writing a short letter of gratitude to a plant, tree, body of water, or place that mattered to you this month, a small act of giving back to the Earth that gave to us. What to bring: A journal or notebook, something to write with, and an open heart. No experience with journaling required. NEXT DATE: July 31st (12-1:00 PM PST)

Welcome to Midiri Reciprocity!! This community exists to restore the African diaspora's sacred connection to the Earth, through Afrocentric wisdom, restorative nature practice, and botanical plant work. At the center of everything we do is one idea: deep reciprocity. The Earth has always given to us. Here, we practice giving back, in attention, in gratitude, in care. What you'll find here 🌱 Black Joy Matters: Restorative Nature Journaling — Monthly sessions of guided journaling, live communal sharing of positive nature experiences, and a closing letter of gratitude to a plant, place, or element that moved you that month. 📖 Afrocentric Wisdom Book Club — We're grounding ourselves in African and African diasporic ecological wisdom, starting with Black Earth Wisdom by Leah Penniman — soulful conversations with Black environmentalists on our ancestral relationship to land and water. 🪴 Creating an Afro-Botanical Earth Altar (Indoors) — A hands-on practice of building a personal, plant-centered altar space at home — a tactile way of tending sacred connection to the Earth, season by season, from wherever you are. I'm Sakereh — a Certified Permaculture Designer, GAIA Sacred Plant Medicine Apprentice, and digital artist. As a Black Earth Intuitive, I've found deep solace in natural spaces. As a Black woman, I've also found them challenging to navigate, from experiences of racism outdoors to the absence of Afrocentric ecological thought in the spaces I've moved through. This community is the space I wished I'd had. 💬 Introduce yourself in the comments - where are you joining us from, and what's your relationship to nature right now? 📚 Grab a copy of Black Earth Wisdom if you'd like to read ahead for book club Thank you for being part of this from the ground up. Let's grow this together. 🤎