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By KIONDO C.I.C
Let’s build a space for our young people, families and friends to enjoy rich, indulgent and healthy food; learn about where our food comes from; learn how to grow, sustain and cook food together.
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We want to reimagine how food works in Walsall, starting in our creative studio space and working with local organisations such as Urban Hax, Flo’s Kitchen and Vegan Vybez to connect and share the local heritage hidden in food and growing practices. Jikoni Lab will encourage Walsall to look more closely at our circular economy; take food quality and food waste more seriously; engage more in healthy eating; learn more about sustainable farming practices; and share knowledge, heritage, and experiences, through food education and family fun experiences. Jikoni is the Swahili word for ‘kitchen’. ‘Jikoni’, represents the cosmology of cultures the contribute to the makeup of the East-African home. As in traditional Swahili culture, Jikoni echos a melting pot of identities that ultimately converge to create grounding, wholesome and love-rich food. Jikoni Lab will consist of: + Community Kitchen, Restaurant & Garden + Scientific Grow Labs + Workshop Rooms
What we'll deliver:
Why it's a great idea:
We are asking for £13,855 to build the community kitchen/restaurant and garden element of the project. We will transform 1200 sq ft, to create a space for people of all ages and backgrounds to learn, grow, eat and connect. Jikoni Lab aims to launch in March 2022 as part of our Walsall Studio next spring. It will include: + A brand new vegan street food and vegan bakery on Walsall highstreet + A community kitchen space which will be used for workshops, competitions, lessons and masterclasses + A community garden for planting, growing edible plants and micro greens + A community spice cupboard & seed bank for people to share seasonings and household recipes Our Programme will include: + STEAM workshops combining art, science, design and plant growing + Community cooking masterclasses, competitions and food therapy + A monthly microgreens subscription for local food businesses and families to enjoy freshly grown produce grown at our Studio.
Steps to get it done:
Once the restaurant and community garden spaces are up and running, we plan to invest in the grow labs and dedicated workshop rooms. The grow labs will provide a controlled environment for growing specific types of climate-sensitive produce and the workshops will further develop our community by not only teaching us how to grow our own produce but to also cook nutritious food and compose of their waste effectively to champion a circular economy. If our project reaches overfunding, the funds donated will be applied to bringing these project elements to life. The community can be instrumental in revisioning Walsall. We would like to invite the people of Walsall to co-build our Food Lab with us. Get involved in our community build days as a volunteer or work with our team to help develop programmes within the laboratory that will support you and your loved ones to prosper.
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How will the money be spent?Total £15,046
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Total £15,046
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VolunteerKIONDO's social mission is to thread everyday people into the design processes which shape the way we live. We do this so that we, ‘the people’, may lead in the design decisions shaping our future lifestyles, cultures and environments.
Our studio practice is formed around these 5 principles:
Research Driven: Researching to locate the root of the matter.
Holistic Design: Designing to create continuity and connectedness.
Healing: Working centred in health & wellbeing.
Community-led: Giving people a voice in the process and delivery of change.
Mutual exchange: Creating equity.
We believe that regeneration from the ‘inside-out’, rather than ‘outside-in’ (which tends to gentrify), produces places that people love more, that are more economically resilient and sustainable, and are more beautiful and fulfilling places to live and work.
We empower people to action change through our 3 strands: Research, Design & Education. We produce programmes, workshops and events to foster greater community sustainability and cohesion, whilst our community-led design, research & advocacy work brings communities together through collaboration, co-design and co-creation; creating safe spaces for people from diverse backgrounds to find solutions to things they want to change & inspire them to take action.
KIONDO Walsall hopes to be our centre for reimagining Walsall town as a convenient, highly visible and open access space for audiences of all backgrounds to come together to create, learn, and experiment in activities which challenge them to rethink how the world could be.
Project Owner: KIONDO C.I.C The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
