Edie Mukiibi, a garden coordinator in Uganda–and a contributing author to State of the World 2011, spoke to us about the important role a Thousand Gardens plays in African communities. “It is time to be proud of being a food producer and revive our lost food traditions in Africa,” says Mukiibi. A Thousand Gardens “is an opportunity for young ones, like me,” says Mukiibi, “to visit the African food libraries- the old people we still have.” The gardens not only strengthen ties between communities but also within communities through the oral exchange of agricultural traditions and practices.