Workshops

60-90 MINUTES $10-30/person

Experience a tailored workshop that covers topics like plant-based cooking, nutrition and herbal medicine that fit the needs of your church, school, or organization etc.
Workshops may be stand alone or part of a longer series up to 4 weeks in length
Pricing varies and includes cost of instructional materials, supplies, and ingredients
Must be located in Philadelphia

Examples of past workshops:

Spice Up Your Plate - a workshop on learning the art of integrating spices and herbs while cooking. Participants take home a homemade spice mix.
DIY Cold Season Tincture Making - a workshop on learning about the safeness of homemade cough syrups and herbs. Participants take home a homemade cold season tincture (cough syrup).
Let’s Make Fire Cider! - a workshop on immune health during the cold weather season. Participants take home homemade fire cider (an immune boosting elixir).

Note: Children under 18 are free of charge

If you are interested in learning more or receiving a quote, please fill out the form below!

Workshop Request

Name *

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email Address *

Phone

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What kind of workshop are you interested in? *

Please provide as much detail as possible

What date would you like the workshop to be?

If the date is flexible, please leave this question blank.

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Will the attendees likely be Black women and/or children? *

Priority will be given to audiences of Black women and children.

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No

Will your organization do your own recruiting for this workshop? *

Sistah of the Yam provides education for workshops. It is your responsibility to recruit attendees for the workshop. As a way of respecting our time and resources, we reserve the right to cancel a workshop (with no refund) if no one attends.

Yes

No

Do you have a budget for your workshop? *

Sistah of the Yam does not conduct "free" workshops. We are however open to donations, bartering, and sliding scale fees as a way of ensuring mutual integrity.

Speaking Requests

Are you interested in inviting Taylor to speak at your event/organization?

Please read the following basic criteria below.

Basic Criteria for Speaking Requests

1. Fits within the following categories:

Holistic wellness + health for Black women
Food education
Plant-based eating, cooking, nutrition
Christian faith and food justice

2. Fair honorarium and/or compensation. Honorarium begins at $500. Opportunities outside of Philadelphia County must include compensation for travel and/or lodging in order to be considered.

3. Family friendly. Priority consideration will be given to requests that allow for Taylor to care for/bring her daughter and husband.

Below are examples of topics Taylor presents on:

Pre-natal and postpartum plant-based nutrition
Black American foodways and herbal history
Centering food justice in the era of Black Lives Matter
Making plant-based eating delicious and affordable for the whole family
Why plant-based eating isn't "a white thing"
Food as a tool of freedom and self-nurture for Black women and girls

If your request meets the basic criteria above, please fill out the form below.

We will be in touch within 7 business days.

SOTY Speaking Request Form

Name *

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email Address *

Website *

If your organization and/or event does not have a website, please write "N/A"

Event Type *

Conference or Retreat

Worship Service

Lecture

Panel

Single Workshop

Other

Date *

Date

Please provide the aproximate date(s) of your event.

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Address *

Please provide a detailed description of your event, including how you envision Sistah of the Yam, LLC participating. *

Is your event child/family friendly? (Priority consideration will be given to requests that allow for Taylor to bring her husband if need be and care for/breastfeed her child on demand). *

What is the honorarium? *

When is the deadline to accept or decline? *

Is there anything else you would like to share about your event?

Workshops + Speaking Requests