About the Speaker
Journei Bimwala is a well-known Bronx forager, herbalist and Bronx community leader, who is passionate about educating local families on how to use native plants for health and well-being.
Growing up in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she learned to forage alongside her grandmother, and continued developing her skills in woods and meadows when she moved to France. Her background is a mix of ancestral knowledge, oral histories, observations in nature and formal courses in botany. Since 2017, she has been co-chair of the Bronx River Foodway at Concrete Plant Park, one of New York City’s rare sustainable food landscapes and its only edible food forest where people can forage legally. She is CEO and founder of EachOneCarryOne, whose mission is to improve and sustain the health and wellness of Black families within the African Diaspora.
Location LuEsther T. Mertz Library Reading Room