“Bee There. Do That.”

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South Africa’s dropped to its lowest lockdown level during the global Covid pandemic. Everything and everyone’s in bloom…  Amazing to consider what we’ve weathered during the Winter months while in hibernation.  What’s been taken away from us, has sprouted again, like the trees, flowers, seeds and bees, we’re baaaaack!  That’s one perspective at least.  And there are many many more…. In this, our 2nd season finale - this episode of "Bee There Do That", offers you a bit of  insight, optimism and regeneration from the land, hearts, minds and aether thanks to the honeybee.  And as you’d know, in our African indigenous traditions, many of those bees represent our ancestral connections, to people and place.  

You're listening  to Bee there Do That….  - The Ancestral Table episode. Featuring, Brent Samuels of  Beewise Honey Producers and Honey Lab SA,  Annet Birungi of Budongo Women Bee Enterprises and Aliya Al Haeri Ferguson of Aliya's Vibrant Life.    Moving from Ancestral land dispossession in Cape Town, through Budongo Forest in Masindi, Uganda and into the heart of Islamic mysticism and persian food tradition, through the lens of Sufisim, we welcome the honeybee as a revered Ancestor on the African Continent!

Come. Catch a buzz with me!  I'm your host, Yolanda Busbee Methvin. And this is “Bee There. Do That.” The podcast featuring everyday stories about food, ancestry, race and social impact, in Africa. Made in South Africa!!

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Leaving home always feels good, when you know you’re going to return. But what about those of us, who don’t?  In this episode, I chat with three Zimbabweans who’ve left home, returning with ancestral lineage gifts of cradle to gravel worldwide favourites; Ice Cream, Wine, good Health and Wellness. Come. Catch a buzz with me chatting with @TapiTapi Gourmand, Tapiwa Guzha,  Cordialis Chipo Msora-Kasago @AfricanPotNutrition and @Tinashe Nyamudoka of @KumushaWines

This episode is dedicated to @CreatingBetterFutures. Please support our donation drive to help feed vulnerable children, in Zimbabwe. Please donate as little or as much as you can by using our PayPal details below. 

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Like you, I’ve grown tired and out of patience while waiting for this Covid 19 drama to die down. And yet here on the Continent, we’re told, most countries haven’t even yet seen the peak rise in cases. Well I don’t know about you, but I’m tired! In need of coffee to make the most basic of decisions on a daily basis. Yeah, usually only one.Continental coffee. East African coffee. Kenyan to be precise. 

"Now, when you start talking about the history of coffee in this country, before pre independence, Africans were not allowed to grow any cash crops, coffee was a cash crop. So prior to, I would say 1961 or 55. I say 1955 after the emergency, which was during the Malmo fight for independence in Kenya- the natives never grew coffee." - Peter Kinyua

"...And so 95% of our coffee is exported. And we are trying to market it in Europe, in America, in Australia, even now.  But how embarrassing is it that we don't have the proper knowledge from tree to cup to sell it properly? So first, people are just buying it because of the quality. Not because we really have this good information about coffee? Yeah." - Esther Otieno

This episode feature my chatting with Peter Kinyua, CEO of Servicoff Ltd., and Esther Otieno, Founder @BaristaPro filled me with desire. Truly buzzing, after about five cups of coffee recording this episode, I'm a new recruit; a learned devotee!  Come catch a buzz with me. You'll leave with the munchies. Promise!

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Still locked-down here on the Continent (and recording from my home office, not usual recording studio), due to Covid-19; Banana bread baking has truly gone viral!!! 

From Tiktok challenges, thanks to original sound from @Makayladid, to gymnast-nurses strutting and kicking and getting our "attention", everybody needs a sweet snack!  Banana bread!  But what of the humble Plantain? Blacker and sweeter and considered an African jewel.  But is it though?

This episode features, Restauraters Portia Mbau of @TheAfricaCafe, and Author of the new Cookbook, The Africa Cookbook alongside, Chef Coco (Fathi Reinharz) of @EpicureRestaurant, in Sandton, Johannesburg and Cherae Robinson of @tstmkrsafrica. We talk about aspirational travel and the evolution in African cuisine from the traditional to the modern, thanks to the question; are plantains for black people, while bananas are for whites?

"Chef Coco - So the goal of Epicure is really to travel. Epicure is not a concept that was created just for Johannesburg. We're now thinking of going and establishing restaurants like this one in other cities like Lagos, Addis, Nairobi, and couple of years going even over the continent to really showcase modern African cuisine."

"Cherae Robinson - ...Yes, you can go and book a tour on Tastemakers. The person you're booking that tour with is usually not a traditional tour guide.... they're usually leaders and Tastemakers; you know where the name comes from, in their own right in their own cities, you know, so we're tapping into people who are changing the face of the continent."

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**First Things First ** - This Quarantine life, is a bugger to Audio Recording. This episode sounds just like it really happened; Outside of the comfort of my normal recording studio; Origin Audio.  You'll surely hear the difference, but will love the outcome nonetheless.  Thanks for listening. - Yolanda.
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Some folks would have us believe cooperative food networks, independently organised and sustained community food distribution systems and circular economies around food, will only come as a result of a post-COVID 19 world.  Well, this episode will surely put that notion to test! 

What a joy to chat with Urban Farmer, Iming Lin @meusefarm, co-founder @foodflowza about their initiative to deliver food parcels to needy families, thanks to the help of other local growers and @Oxfam in South Africa.

Our chat inspired looking into regenerative food systems and farming, food sovereignty kitchens like the one begun by Vishwas Satgar of South African Food Sovereignty Campaign. And "Coops" or Cooperative farming and land management practices, established successfully, like Rustler's Valley and Naledi Farmers Cooperative in Free State, South Africa, Co-Founded by Gino Govender.

We've even got a new sponsor this season! Hot damn!!!  @impactAmplifier check them out. They're Kwwwaaaaaai!

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According to the WWF SA, In South Africa one third of all food produced, a total of 10 million tonnes of edible food is wasted every year.  Ms. Pavitry Pillay, says it was her Grandmother's human rights lineage and DNA which has powered her interest in saving our seas and making an impact, as she once did.

"...lots of people don't realise there were two trials.... And my Grandmother --She was actually around during the time when Mahatma Ghandi was in South Africa. She was regarded as his adopted daughter..." - Pavitry Pillay, Environmental Behaviour Change Lead, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)."

In conversation with Pavitry and Lisa Chait Producer and Creator of "Life Stories" an online lineage and memory project, Lisa recounts how her DNA and Ashkenazi lineage in Africa carries within it, memory as far back as many of the stories found in the biblical era.  Yet it's modern fusion of land, people, sea and the spirit which fuels her work; connecting ancestry to food and story.

You're in for a whale of a tale, with this episode looking at how the women; Mothers. Grandmothers, keepers of wisdom, lineage and cultural food traditions maintain the natural circularity we find within our humanity. Yep. Thanks yet again to the food.  And bees!!!

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Welcome baaaaack!!!!!  Thanks for your thoughtful listening, interest, comments, shares and all the buzzzz! We're excited to share a bit of a recap, some insight and future plans with you for this upcoming season.  It's a quickie, so don't worry about those brownies burning.  It's all good.  You've got time to catch a buzz with us and get right back to it.  

We've got another new episode for you, coming right up; next week! 

So, stay tuned!  Keep listening.  Subscribe 'n Share.  And follow us @beetheredothat on Instagram. Oh! and if you like our music; Playlists are available on Spotify @beetheredothat. 

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Voluntourism and Social Impact often go hand in hand, on the Continent. But too often, the good news isn’t shared. Well, in this episode, I chat with Destination Impact Founder, Chandell Stone and RLabs Founder, Marlon Parker.

A “reach one, teach one” sharing about hope, aspiration and success from Kenya down to Cape Town. Don’t miss this episode. It’ll make you smile and leave you, hungry for more.

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In this episode, we continue to examine the foresight of South Africa's political legend and initiator of the Black Consciousness movement, Stephen Bantu Biko, with focus on food sovereignty and security in South Africa.  Who gets to eat. What we eat and how it's sold to us, is a staple in today's diet and discussions around stimulating micro-economies and social entrepreneurship. 

Featuring, "Eat Ting" Author, @MphoTshukudu_rd and Social Entrepreneur, @JoshinRaghubar of Explore Sideways, discussing the social value of "social trust", along with a bit of Afrikaans funny business with rusks, this episode covers lots of ground; serious, humorous and tasty!

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"Food is the foundation of Social Justice. That's why the right to food is enshrined in the constitution." - Dr. Tracy Ledger, Author, An Empty Plate

"You have text, where we read Shaka Zulu's mother was saying people shouldn't be given sorghum, because if you give them sorghum they're going to be very happy..."  - Nutritionist, Mpho Tshukudu, Author, Eat Ting

"...for a while, food wasn't really part of our work.  It was around urban governance, it was around energy, water, climate change...but the African Centre for Cities did some work and found very high levels of food insecurity." - Researcher,  Gareth Haysom, African Centre for Cities

Ever stop to think just how little someone else has had to eat today, while you've finished breakfast, lunch, dinner and a few snacks in between? 
Well, in this episode, we chat about the strange phenomenon of how a nation can be a net food producer and exporter, yet still have shocking millions of people starving, suffer malnutrition and whose growth is stunted, due to not having enough or anything to eat, daily.

Have no fear, it's not all bad news.  There's light at the end of the food tunnel.  Download, enjoy, share and pass along.  I promise; you won't be disappointed. And if you like our musical selections, subscribe here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4q1PUppsIzSYokQpIUpfeU?si=jSq3VP4rSv2k6asoUvPqGQ
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