Born from the trenches of artistic rebellion and the fertile soil of resilience, the Food of War Agri-Art Hub is an evolution of our journey—a space where food, art, and survival collide. Since its inception, Food of War has explored the scars and stories left on plates across history. We have traced the echoes of war through the bitterness of rationed bread, the forced migrations of flavours, and the silent resistance found in every meal shared under siege.
Now, this vision has taken root in La Era, a historic finca in Duitama, Boyacá, Colombia—an ancestral land where the urban and the rural meet, and where generations have sown seeds of knowledge, resilience, and resistance. Originally acquired through a royal decree by Roque Becerra, an oidor of the Spanish crown, La Era has been passed down through generations, witnessing the transformation of a vast estate into a fragmented urbanised landscape. But within its soil, a deeper history remains—one of cultural activism, land stewardship, and agricultural defiance.
The finca was once a hub for the Movimiento de Acción Cultural Popular (ACPO), the grassroots educational movement rooted in liberation theology. Led by local campesina leaders, including the tías who shaped this legacy, La Era became a classroom without walls—teaching literacy, self-sufficiency, and the politics of food through hands-on workshops. From how to build a charcoal stove to the preservation of native seeds, this land has always been a place of learning, resistance, and adaptation.
Today, the Agri-Art Hub continues this lineage. Nestled within a rapidly gentrifying urban landscape, La Era is an act of defiance—holding onto ancestral farming practices, conserving native seeds that have been cultivated for generations, and transforming a historically rich space into a living laboratory for food, art, and food activism.
Through residencies, community-driven projects, edible installations, and regenerative farming experiments, the Agri-Art Hub is not just a space—it’s a movement. A movement that digs deep into the earth to unearth hidden narratives, reclaim lost histories, and cultivate a future where food is more than sustenance—it is a story, a protest, and a revolution.
