Storytime

At Mama Kuku’s Homesteadβ€”the pilot site for the Biocycle Hubβ€”we’re developing scalable models for circular, regenerative food systems tailored to under-resourced communities. This is our journey . . .

What are you going to be working on?
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What are you going to be working on?

The land here in the Hill Country is swollen with grief. So am I. But I’m also full of purpose. After months of nonstop work launching HHH, I’m balancing rest with community buildingβ€”to remember why I started. What does it means to show up in uncertain times? I’ll be camping barefoot with my boys, driving further south to lend a hand. Asking you gently: What are you going to be working on?

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Composting collapse into capacity
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Composting collapse into capacity

At Mama Kuku’s Homestead, we don’t chase idealsβ€”we design feedback loops. Structural imagination results in the composting of collapse into capacity, building systems that don’t just resist extraction but render it obsolete.

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🐌 Snails as co-workers, decomposers, and slow revolutionaries
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🐌 Snails as co-workers, decomposers, and slow revolutionaries

What if your co-workers were snails? In this reflection on healing, land stewardship, and design, discover how heliciculture (snail farming) became a powerful revolution in sustainable agriculture, circular economy, and creative inspiration in the Texas Hill Country.

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The story of Mama Kuku’s Homestead
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The story of Mama Kuku’s Homestead

Imagine this: In Amuzi, Nigeria, my paternal village, a gentle mist hangs in the air as I awaken. I’m nine years old, nestled in the warmth of my bed, slowly becoming aware of the world around me. The soft patter of rain mingles with the distant crowing of roosters.

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