2026-27 | Regenerative Practices: Planting Humanities Futures

Gail V. Wells Food Forest | 333 Clinton Street  (333 Clinton St., corner of E. Eagle St. and Pine)

"I am because we are"

Join for the 2nd Annual Ubuntu Harvest Festival organized by Buffalo Freedom Gardens in collaboration with the UB Humanities Institute.

Ubuntu is centered on the belief that “I am because we are”—a reminder of the importance of community, connection, and collective support.

This free community celebration brings people together to celebrate culture, community, and the work of Buffalo Freedom Gardens. Guests will enjoy educational and interactive workshops, Food Forest Tours, Cultural food tastings, evening program and celebration!

Location: T.B.A.

Community Book Club: When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy by Beronda Montgomery

Details forthcoming.

Complimentary books for reading group participants coming soon!

UB Center for the Arts Gallery

Immersive gallery showing, performance, and discussion in partnership with UB Art Galleries.

University at Buffalo

Keynote Speaker: Beronda L. Montgomery

Beronda L. Montgomery, PhD, is a writer, researcher, and scholar who pursues a common theme of understanding how individuals perceive, respond to, and are impacted by the environments in which they exist. Her primary laboratory-based research has been focused on the responses of photosynthetic organisms (i.e., plants and cyanobacteria) to external light cues. Additionally, Beronda pursues this theme in the context of effective mentoring and leadership of individuals, and the role of innovative leaders in supporting success.

Beronda is author of two books When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy (2026, Henry Holt and Co.) and Lessons From Plants (2021, Harvard University Press).

Click here for more about Beronda