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Acequia Installation at AADK in Blanca, Spain
Culmination of research performed around Acequia while on an artist residency at AADK in Blanca, Spain. Artists Daniela Jules Garza and Lee Lee were in residence during July 2023
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Abandoned Acequia above La Sagura
Abandoned acequia line fallow fields above Blanca, on the Sagura River. Surprisingly, more pollinators thrive here than in the active fields below.
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Acequia – Eco-printing at AADK
Eco-printing during a residency at AADK in Blanca, Spain. We used dye plants found on our explorations and transferred their color by soaking them in rust-activated water, warmed by the hot mid-summer sun.
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STILES Book Club – SOIL | The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden by Camille T. Dungy
Book Signing & TeaPOSTPONED – Stay tuned for the upcoming date Stiles African American Heritage Center2607 Glenarm Place, Denver Free & open to the publicBooks will be available for purchase on site. We are hosting the one final spring tea at the Stiles African American Heritage Center on Saturday, June 3rd. Along with the Rocky…
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STILES Mothers Day: Madam CJ Walker
The Stiles African American Heritage Center hosted a Saturday Afternoon Tea Plant Exchange to honor Madam CJ Walker. Volunteers planted native plants in the garden, focusing on community collaboration without a strict plan. They aim to promote biodiversity and support pollinators, sharing plants and seeds with neighbors to enhance local ecosystems.
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STILES – Celebrating Mothers: Madam CJ Walker
The Stiles African American Heritage Center will host a Plant Exchange and Mother’s Day card-making event on May 13th from 2-4pm. Attendees can exchange plants significant to them, while honoring Madam CJ Walker’s legacy. Art materials will be provided to create cards celebrating mothers, supported by the Puffin Foundation.
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STILES – Saturday Afternoon Tea honoring Aunt Clara Brown
The Stiles African American Heritage Gardens honors plant relationships as expressed by prominent historical figures who helped define Denver and the west as we know it today. This tea features plant medicine as practiced by Aunt Clara Brown.
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Structuring the Stiles African American Heritage Garden II: STONES
The structuring of the Stiles African American Heritage Gardens began with boxing in the oak as a reference to the Underground Railroad and a platform for the collection of plants used as food and medicine by those seeking freedom.
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Structuring the Stiles African American Heritage Garden I: DOGS
The structuring of the Stiles African American Heritage Gardens began with boxing in the oak as a reference to the Underground Railroad and a platform for the collection of plants used as food an d medicine by those seeking freedom.
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STILES – Breaking Ground in the Hell-strip
Join us for an open house at the Stiles Center to learn about Aunt Clara Brown and our no-water, stone crevice gardens in the ‘hell-strip.’ Through themed Saturday Afternoon Teas, explore plant knowledge and community insights. The first tea will focus on medicinal plants and Clara Brown’s contributions to healing and community empowerment.
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cultivating creative ecologies
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