HooDoo's Kitchen: Rooted in Black

Learn how plants, prayer, creativity, folklore, and inherited knowledge have helped Black communities protect, heal, and preserve culture. ROOTED IN BLACK: Protection + Black Walnut HooDoo’s Kitchen returns to Savannah State University for its annual gathering, Rooted in Black, an immersive experience centered on Hoodoo, protection, ancestral knowledge, and the cultural traditions of the Black South. Created and hosted by Daisy Mugford, this year’s HooDoo’s Kitchen features IvoRi of Afro Agriculture, bringing together two perspectives rooted in our relationship with the land. Inspired by IvoRi’s knowledge and use of Black Walnut as a natural dye, Rooted in Black explores the plant through both agricultural and Hoodoo traditions. Daisy will guide guests through Black Walnut’s significance and traditional uses within Hoodoo, creating a conversation between what grows from the land and the cultural knowledge Black communities have carried with it. What to Expect 🌿 Black Walnut + Afro Agriculture IvoRi will introduce guests to Black Walnut and its use as a natural dye, sharing a hands-on connection between agriculture, creativity, and the land. 🖤 Black Walnut Cloth Dyeing Get your hands involved as we use Black Walnut to naturally dye cloth that becomes part of your experience. 🧿 Protection + Hoodoo Explore Black Walnut through the lens of Hoodoo and learn about traditional protection practices and ingredients such as High John root, cloves, bay leaves, salt, paprika, and red brick dust. ✨ Create a Protection Mojo Bag Use what you've learned to create a protection mojo bag of your own, bringing together plant knowledge, intention, and tradition. 🍷 Gather Around HooDoo’s Kitchen Enjoy sorrel tea and a light snack while we learn, create, share stories, and commune. Rooted in Black is where agriculture meets Hoodoo, where the land meets tradition, and where knowledge becomes something you can experience with your own hands. Come curious. Come ready to learn, create, and get your hands a little dirty. Come get Rooted. 2025's Florida Water & Ancestral Veneration Workshop IvoRi of AfroAg black walnut dyeing