SIMASENG KITCHEN GARDEN:
A SOCIAL MEDICINE PRACTICE

Simaseng Kitchen Garden is the latest project for the Mangrove Arts Foundation due to open in 2026. The Garden will be a research center connecting our work with illicit gin, botanicals research, our oyster farm and sharing our findings through meals, events and our garden.

The Kitchen Garden will contain the Mangrove Test Kitchen, a cafe, restaurant and bar where our experiments will be shared, a plant nursery, library, art gallery, botanical garden and international residency programme. Situated on a quiet piece of land in Port Harcourt it is intended to act as a form of social medicine. A site for the people of Port Harcourt and further afield to connect peacefully with nature and a place to learn about deeper ecologies and botanicals that are found in more inaccessible parts of the region. The space is intended to share research findings by the MAF in a joyful space that is truly nature forward. An oasis in the bustling urban Port Harcourt city.

Simaseng Kitchen Garden is a residency for artists, writers, chefs, academics, food producers and scientists to share and exchange knowledge. A vibrant communal space delivering the social medicine that the region needs as it deals with the silent but potent impact of colonial legacy and the extractive industries.

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