A coup in tea

There are just a handful number of days I can remember with almost accurately recollection and August 2nd 1982 is amongst them. That infamous day is remembered in Kenya for the failed coup attempt by the Kenyan Airforce. Funny enough, I spent the larger part of the day with a very young chef named Mwangi. For reasons closely related to the time spent in the village in the last few days, those memories and the idea of a coups in history have dominated my mind.

Visiting with people from my village, with whom I have been largely disconnected with for over 3 decades, was a deeply conflicting. In some ways I felt home and yet in others, I could as well been a pink person visiting our village for the first time.

Many ideas come to my mind during that visit.

The most tangible idea was that I have been deeply involved in a coup attempt against ignorance, and injustice in pursuit of a reign of legitimate Sovereignity of humanity that is guided by truth, knowledge, justice and wisdom.

In celebration of that realization and to mark a very special relationship with some of my closest family members, I brew this tea from locals plants that my people typically don't use as tea. It is purely organic and mostly indigenous plants. It's just as good as any of the other teas I enjoy. I am adding it to my list of AFCOD( Afro Futuristic Conscious Drinks).

I can say that my personal coup against drinking only three primary drinks of Chinese tea, coffee and soda has been successfully. Many chemicals are used to grow tea and coffee for both local and international market. The long-term use of those chemicals have contributed to deplorable health conditions of farmers and the soil.

Even if my person success against dependence on those common drinks turns out to be a shortlived, the idea that the traditional unhealthy drinks grown with chemicals are the only viable option is no longer sovereign.

All of us have a huge stake in ensuring the success of the above coup for It's failure means the continued degradation of our lives, our environment and prospects as a species. I strongly believe that chefs and other researchers should take the lead in this struggle.

Chef Kabui

The Hex Kitchen is a collaboration between Chef Kabui and the Hex community in a bid to promote food literacy, mindful eating and wealth creation. There is a natural connection between those who are fighting against fiat currency and those engaged in the struggle against fiat food. The two social ills of fiat currency and fiat food are at the heart of the tyrannic global world system we are now living in. That tyranny is directly connected to the climate crisis we face and there is no way we can solve one part of the problem without being mindful of the whole system, For a start, the Hex Kitchen is keen on addressing the issues of real money and real food as a basis on regaining our sovereign power. It is no accident that the struggle for food justice would find allies in cryptography and more specifically cryptocurrency. It is not a usual collaboration but yet it is one that makes sense on many levels. Chef Kabui has been studying and applying the power of food literacy, mindful eating and food justice in the struggle against oppression in general and specifically to people of African descent.

Chef Kabui has studied the disciplines of politics, anthropology and culinary arts and has designed a cuisine or rather an approach to food that is informed by the above experience and the indigenous knowledge that he gained from his Kenyan family’s history as sustainable farmers for generations. The combined experience and education resulted in the creation of a cuisine called Afro Futuristic Conscious Cuisine. It is a combination of the most sustainable practices in the growing, preparation of food with the goal of causing the least damage to the environment and maximizing the health benefits of the food. Those two conditions are necessary for a mindful community that ensures that justice thrives.

Chef Kabui has been pushing organic food and healthy eating based on his research and his own experience. The idea of healthy food and justice is not something that chef Kabui got into but was born in it. His family operated a farm and his father ran a restaurant in the capital city of Nairobi. Kabui grew up in the village with his mother where they grew almost all the food they consumed. It was at his family farm that he Kabui developed a love for fresh food and the art of consuming food following the natural cycles of seasons.

The collaboration aims to share the skills for healthy food to the Hex community and beyond. No community can survive without food and the Hex community is no different. The Hex Kitchen is another assembly point for the community to be nourished both physically and socially. While wealth is private, food is social and having a kitchen for the community to assemble is a great option for a community that is causing ripples across the world.

What to Expect

The Kitchen will have virtual classes, content on Youtube and other social media presence for a start. The goal is that the Kitchen will have a physical place that will have a kitchen in a farm that will grown food and have space that guest can visit. The farm will have a demonstration farm for the vegetables, fruits and herbs,

For the schedule of upcoming classes please visit our events section and find a class that is fit for your schedule.