Tending to the Future

This essay examines the roles of history and futurity in shaping agricultural heritage in Martinique. Focusing on the island's ongoing efforts to revive its legacy of coffee production, the author contrasts institutional initiatives aimed at aligning Martinican coffee with global luxury markets with the innovative approach of Jovani, a barista who prioritizes local identity and environmental realities. Through linguistic, historical, and ethnographic analysis of French Caribbean heritage projects, the essay conceptualizes heritage as an active negotiation between past and future. It argues for the transformative potential of heritage work to cultivate futures that embrace ecological and cultural resilience. Ultimately, the study positions heritage not as an archive but as fertile ground for reimagining possibilities through the intentional cultivation of narratives and practices that honor historical depth and tend to future aspirations

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