Guided by the Ancestors. Rooted in community.
The Full Story
We named our home Duafe House as a reminder to ourselves and to the community that home and family exist within a network of mutual care, tenderness, and grounded relationships. When we set out to purchase a permanent space, our community came together to support us, setting the intention for us to find a safe and sturdy place to hold all that we are to friends, family, and neighbors. Duafe House anchors all of Folkway’s gatherings, workshops, and rituals—as a living example of village building in action.
Community Projects
Program Update
Community Cook (retired)
After six beautiful years, Community Cook has come to a close. Thank you for every story shared, pan picked up, and neighbor held. I’m shifting focus to rest and teaching, carrying forward the spirit of mutual aid in new ways.
Beignet Saturdays (seasonal)
Beignet Saturday will return as a seasonal pop-up at Duafe House, sweet, simple, and joyful. Dates will be announced ahead of time.
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Community Cook
Community Cook · Community-Supported Meal Share
On the last Tuesday of each month, my family turns the Duafe House kitchen into a neighborhood commissary!
We batch-cook hearty, home-style dinners—grilled chicken with collard greens one month, West-African peanut soup and Cobb salad the next.
Meals go out on a sliding scale, making it easy for anyone riding a rough patch to be carried by the circle. Through our mutual-aid fund, families who are grieving, ill, or facing food insecurity receive full meals at no cost, and every donation we receive is matched by Community Cook.
Picture a block-party café: we fry fresh, sugar-dusted beignets, pour hot coffee and tea, spin a playlist that runs from Afro-beat to classic soul, and watch the neighborhood bloom. Come meet someone new, connect and MAKE COMMUNITY!
Proceeds seed our mutual-aid fund and keep Duafe House and Community Cook rolling.
