How to Depend on Ourselves and Each Other: Foraging, Fermenting, and Working Together with What We Have
Date & time
24 October 2026 | 10.30-16.30
Event format
Attend event in person
Event type
Participatory interactive event
Event topic
Environment, Health and wellbeing, Politics & protest, Money, Finance and the Cost of Living
Audience
Children & families, Young People, Adults
Academic discipline
Social anthropology
Venue
Foraging Walk: Belmont Pleasure Grounds, Belmont Road, Exeter, EX1 2DH - where the foraging walk will take place. Meet at the gate that opens onto Belmont Road/ Clifton Hill. What3Words: https://w3w.co/utgång.skolor.introducera
The rest of the day will take place at Devon Ukrainian Association Community Hub, 19 North Street, EX4 3QS. We'll walk there together after the foraging walk or lunch, depending on the weather.…
What's on offer?
How do we depend on ourselves and each other, when it all becomes a bit too hard? In the face of growing food insecurity, cost-of-living crisis, climate crisis, and wider structural violence, this free event is an opportunity to (re)connect what helps us stay strong in the time of crisis - what we eat, and the people around us. With workshops and talks on foraging, fermentation, and community organising, you will gain new perspectives and methods for taking care of yourself and the people around you, using what we already have and/or what is easily accessible. We'll also have an opportunity to exchange small, yet important life hacks and tactics that make things slightly easier.
What's it about?
Programme:
10:30-12:30 Foraging walk & talk with Exeter-based herbalist and forager, Yasmin Kerr.
12:30-13:30 Lunch*, exchange of recipes and small life tactics
13:30-15:30 Fermentation workshop & talk with Plymouth-based CIC, JarSquad.
15:30-17:00 Community Organising & Mutual Aid workshop and talk with Bristol-based community organiser and activist, Rouxben.
*Please bring your own lunch - only light refreshments and hot drinks will be provided.
Who's leading the event?
The event will be led by different speakers as listed in the above programme.
The event is organised and co-facilitated by Yudi Wu from the University of Exeter.
Open to
Free & open to all, no prior knowledge required. Please wear clothing and shoes that you don't mind getting dirty and that are comfortable for walking. You may join us for the whole day, or for part(s) of the day. Participants under 16 should be accompanied by an adult.
A travel bursary of up to £10 is available for those with accessibility needs and/or living in areas with limited public transport connectivity to Exeter city centre - please email Yudi (yw936@exeter.ac.uk) for more details.
Of particular interest to
Open to all.
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