Black in the Garden

🚨New Season Alert🚨It’s been a long time, Soil Cousins, but we're back and in full bloom! Welcome back to "Black in the Garden" for an exciting brand new season!Join your host, Colah B Tawkin, in the middle of her ‘Hort Girl Summer’ as we embark on even more botanical adventures. After a much needed break, we won’t keep you waiting again!From exploring sustainable practices to uncovering Harriet Tubman's botanical legacy, we're diving deep into the world of black individuals making their mark in farming and planting. Get ready to frolic in fields, get down and dirty in the soil, and be inspired by the remarkable stories of our guests.Subscribe now for excitement, education, and entertainment – we're bringing you a season that's bigger and better than ever before! You won't want to miss a moment of what's GROWIN' onn! Trailer dropping soon! 🎙️🌸 #BlackInTheGardenPodcast #NewSeasonAlertLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 Here's what to do to Help sustain this show:* SHARE IT!*@Blackinthegarden on Instagram #Blackinthegarden@Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTokRate 5 stars on Spotify!Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Applepodcasts!Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Gardenby becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegardenSend a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected] MERCH! BIkinthegarden.comDrop a line:[email protected] Subscribe on YouTube :Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s 4:20 somewhere so join us for our [belated] 4th annual celebration of 420 of Black in the Garden!We're exploring plant-related occupations in the cannabis industry and some benefits of consumption. First, our resident botanist, Derek Haynes calls out a deceptive poppy from Cali. Who would Colah B Tawkin rather smoke with? You may be surprised to learn during the second half of this ‘highly inspired’ ethnobotanical celebration.BITG Theme: illsounds.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here's what to do to Help sustain this show:* SHARE IT!*@Blackinthegarden on Instagram #Blackinthegarden@Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTokRate 5 stars on Spotify!Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Applepodcasts!Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Gardenby becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegardenSend a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected] MERCH! BIkinthegarden.comDrop a line:[email protected] Subscribe on YouTube :Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time for reflection on this much needed Spring mic check. Colah reflects on the challenges of winter and the importance of giving ourselves grace as we grow. We also discuss upcoming episodes, including a belated 420 special and a live recording from Michigan State University. Soil Cousins, stay tuned for a new range of episode subjects and opportunities to provide feedback! Issa Fantastic Voyage!RIP Coolio💚BITG Theme: illsounds.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here's what to do to Help sustain this show:* SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram #Blackinthegarden@Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTokRate 5 stars on Spotify!Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Applepodcasts!Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Gardenby becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegardenSend a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected] MERCH! BIkinthegarden.comDrop a line:[email protected] Subscribe on YouTube :Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In light of the duality of the weather and the resulting confusion about when to plant, Colah B Tawkin takes on the topic of last frost dates. Colah breaks down the impact of climate change on planters and discusses three ways to calculate your last frost date in the style our Soil Cousins have come to enjoy. Happy planting y’all!BITG Theme: illsounds.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here's what to do to Help sustain this show:* SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram #Blackinthegarden@Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTokRate 5 stars on Spotify!Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Applepodcasts!Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Gardenby becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegardenSend a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected] MERCH! BIkinthegarden.comDrop a line:[email protected] Subscribe on YouTube :Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Presented by Black in the Garden LLC in partnership with Atlanta History CenterEpisode 1: ‘Who’s Missing from Black Media and Gardening Media?’Join host Colah B Tawkin on Episode 1 of this 4 part series, Botanical Black History: Visiting the Landscapes of Black America for an exploration of the history of Black Media and Gardening Media as Colah discusses the history of how Black joy with plants has been largely omitted from media in American history. Atlanta History Center’s Cherokee Garden Library is highlighted for it’s abundant resources, especially the Cultural Landscapes of Black America visual arts materials. Learn more about Atlanta History Center: AtlantahistoryCenter.comTwitter: @ATLHistCenter IG: @AtlantahistorycenterTo view the Gardens and Cultural Landscapes of Black America visual arts Collection https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/p17222coll23Help us ID persons, places, and plants in the collection:[email protected]: Colah B TawkinProducer: Colah B TawkinExecutive Producer: Sierra ReedWriter: Colah B TawkinAssociate Producer: Maurice EcksteinSound Engineer: Jerome the PodcastMasterMusic Producer: Crios MusicPodcast Visual Art: Cory FranceTrailer Sound Engineer: Jahi WhiteheadTrailer Video Editor: Christopher Williams @rznzproductionsLike what you heard?Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah B Tawkin is literally talking sh*t about the past, present and future of a controversial fertilizer and it’s use around the world. Dig into the links below for more details.https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/small-farm-plan-zmaz82mjzkin/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/when-american-cities-were-full-of-craphttps://daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-human-waste-as-fertilizer/https://daily.jstor.org/what-to-do-about-biosolids/https://www.oursoil.org/BITG Theme: illsounds.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re partnering with Atlanta History Center for a special Botanical Black History Series: Visiting the Landscapes of Black America! Listen to the trailer and tune in next week for the PREMIERE!Learn more about Atlanta History Center:Atlantahistorycenter.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black in the Garden is back and it’s storytime with Colah B Tawkin for this timely return. Welcome back, Soil Cousins! Tap the links below to support the podcast.Proudly supported by Atlanta Botanical Garden!Atlanta Botanical GardenBITG Theme: illsounds.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before we go any further…a special announcement: Colah B Tawkin will be recording a LIVE episode of Black in the Garden on August 20, 2022 10am CST at Cheekwood Estate &Gardens In Nashville, TN! Special guest is local community gardener and leader: Nella ‘Ms Pearl’ Frierson. This is a special milestone for the podcast and we hope you can join us, meet Colah and enjoy the Black Arts Bash going on all day. For FREE admission:✔️Email [email protected] by Friday, August 19 at 3pm CST✔️Put ‘Black in the Garden Live’ in the subject line ✔️In the email: put your whole name and the number of tickets you’re requesting and expect a reply with pickup instructions.For more details about Cheekwood or the Black Arts Bash, visit www.cheekwood.orgWant to see Black in the Garden LIVE in your town? Text your name and where you at to (833)819-3926 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this celebratory episode of Black in the Garden we meet the the visionary behind Seeds of Resilience, Tabia Lisenbee Parker. Seeds of Resilience emphasizes the stories of black farmers in Atlanta in a series of short documentaries that brings the experiences of Black agrarians in Atlanta to the forefront.As a gatherer of stories, their new documentary season continues the black oral tradition of telling our stories first hand. We unpack the origin in this part of the conversation and get to know more about Tabia in the next episode.Follow and Support Tabia:Instagram: @capturedbytabiaCAPTUREDBYTABIA Episodes from Season 1 and Season 2 will begin airing Sunday, May 22 on WABE. View the videos on foodwellalliance.org :Go to Storytelling/Seeds of Resilience.Season 5 proudly sponsored by Atlanta Botanical Garden! Atlanta Botanical Garden | Origami in the Garden (atlantabg.org)Learn more about Underground Arborist and SUPPORT: undergroundarborist.orgBITG Theme: illsounds.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is focusing on artist Kristine Mays who's wire sculptures are currently touring public gardens across the U.S.(most recently featured at Atlanta Botanical Garden). The exhibit is called Rich Soil. Join us for part 2 of this conversation to hear Kristines story of how the Rich Soil exhibit was inspired, the process of her labor and the exhiobit's bi-coastal journey.Learn more and support via these links:Kristine Mays, artist(18) Rich Soil by Kristine Mays - YouTubeSeason 5 proudly sponsored by Atlanta Botanical Garden!Coming soon:Atlanta Botanical Garden | Alston Lecture: Topiary Therapy (atlantabg.org)Learn more about Underground Arborist and SUPPORT: undergroundarborist.orgBITG Theme: illsounds.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Soil Cousins, come join me this weekend at the 2022 Soil Festival in Atlanta, GA presented by Food Well Alliance, Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture and WABE!I’ll be doing some live interviews and catching up with some of my Soil Cousins you’ve heard on the Black in the Garden podcast.You can enter to win passes to Atlanta Botanical Garden during our exclusive Soil Festival GIVEAWAY! You have to pull up to enter!Enter the giveaway and purchase your signed copy of The Black in the Garden Coloring Experience! The 7th annual Soil Festival is a fundraiser to help boost Food Well Alliance's provision of resources and support for local growers. Tickets this year are $25 for Adults and $5 for Youth (16 and under). FREE for seniors and for neighbors living in the Truly Living Well service area, including Ashview Heights, Atlanta University Center, Bankhead, Capitol View, Capitol View Manor, English Avenue/Vine City, Hunter Hills, Just Us, Mozley Park, Washington Park, West End, and Westview. Admission includes food and beverages.Season 5 proudly sponsored by Atlanta Botanical Garden!Coming soon:Atlanta Botanical Garden | Alston Lecture: Topiary Therapy (atlantabg.org)Learn more about Underground Arborist and SUPPORT: undergroundarborist.orgBITG Theme: illsounds.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is focusing on artist Kristine Mays who's wire sculptures are currently touring public gardens across the U.S.(most recently featured at Atlanta Botanical Garden). The exhibit is called Rich Soil. Join us for part 1 of this conversation to get inspired by Kristines story of starting from humble beginnings in San Francisco. Learn more and support via these links:Kristine Mays, artist(18) Rich Soil by Kristine Mays - YouTubeSeason 5 proudly sponsored by Atlanta Botanical Garden!Coming soon: Atlanta Botanical Garden | Alston Lecture: Topiary Therapy (atlantabg.org)Learn more about Underground Arborist and SUPPORT: undergroundarborist.orgBITG Theme: illsounds.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Year's 420 episode welcomes Cannabis Cup winner, vermicompost king and soil researcher Jules Giuliano. Jules gets into the weeds about cannabis cultivation with Colah B Tawkin. They discuss the life cycle of the plant and how vermicompost makes it less stressful to cultivate. Jules shares how he learned vermicomposting from a Chi Town stoner, how he taught his mom to compost and the unexpected story of his claim to the Cannabis Cup. Jules and Colah conclude with a plot for the next great stoner flick. Support and follow Jules @Smokeyrgreens on all socials!Season 5 proudly sponsored by Atlanta Botanical Garden!Events: Atlanta Botanical Garden | Alston Lecture: Topiary Therapy (atlantabg.org)Art Therapy: Coloring Session w/ Black In The Garden's Colah B Tawkin Tickets, Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 3:00 PM | EventbriteLearn more about Underground Arborist and SUPPORT: undergroundarborist.orgBITG Theme: illsounds.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardn on TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Born in Ghana and raised in Liberia before coming to America as a child, landscape architect Jeanette Ankoma-Sey shares her journey, experience and unique perspective with Colah B Tawkin in this insightful conversation! She shed a lot of light on what goes into the work of pros like herself that is largely unappreciated by those they serve. Jeanette got her landscape architecture master's degree at Cornell and works for Arlington county in Arlington, Virginia, Department of Parks and Recreation.Next time you're in Arlington Virginia, you very likely could , find yourself engaging in a space that has been designed by our incredible guest, Jeanette Ankoma Sey!Learn more about Underground Arborist and SUPPORT: undergroundarborist.orgBITG Theme: illsounds.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardnon TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah B Tawkin and co-host Derek the Chocolate Botanist get caught up on some March events as the Spring is springing! They're giving flowers, celebrating Botanical Black Excellence, and sharing their Plant Praise Reports. We even have a pop quiz assignment, Soil Cousins! Much respect was given to the legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer, emphasizing how her humble beginnings shaped the vision for her Freedom Farm.Proudly sponsored by Atlanta Botanical GardenFlowers went to tiktok account @iamlegallyhypeand to Davida of IG account @condoplantmamaFollow Derek on IG:@ thechocolatebotanist YouTube: The Chocolate Botanist - YouTubeLearn more about Underground Arborist and SUPPORT: undergroundarborist.orgBITG Theme: illsounds.comLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments.Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!@Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardnon TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Soil Cousin, Christopher ‘Plant Kween’ Griffin is releasing their book: 'You Grow, GURL!' and is back on the podcast to tell us more about it. We're excited about this milestone and the growth that’s taken place since our last conversation. Colah and Christopher laughed and cried discussing the highs andlows of the journey towards this remarkableaccomplishment: published AUTHOR! If you haven't already preordered, you can getchu a copy today! Here’s the link:https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/YouGrowGurlFollow Christopher IG: @Plantkween Learn more about Underground Arborist and SUPPORT: undergroundarborist.orgBITG Theme: illsounds.comEditor: Jerome the Podcast master Like what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments. Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardnon TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah had a conversation linking plants and technology with Helen Greiner, co-founder of iRobot (producer of Roomba) and head of consumer robotics company, Tertill Corporation to discuss the launch of the Tertill weeding robot. Helen discussed some of her contributions to robotics before she became a plantrepreneur.To learn more about Tertill and the newly-launched Tertill Garden Program, an annual care plan for raised-bed gardens that includes a soil test, customized fertilizer plan featuring Tertill Organics, and personalized garden advice from experts – click here and use the offer code BITGROBOT25 at checkout to get $25 off your next purchase.Instagram: @TertillFollow the Tertill page on LinkedinLearn more about Underground Arborist and SUPPORT: undergroundarborist.orgBITG Theme: illsounds.comEditor: Jerome the Podcast master Like what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments. Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardnon TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re revisiting a special Throwback episode from the archive. This is ‘The Baby Boy Episode’ with our Soil Sista, Nora: Mama’s Gotta Have a Life Too!Straight outta Season 1 from our humble beginnings of the podcast (fun fact: this episode had Colah recording in her dad’s car) we done come a mighty LONG way💫! This is a throwback for some, and our new Soil Cousins will enjoy this conversation about fictional black gardener Miss Juanita👩🏾‍🌾(played by AJ Johnson) from the John Singleton film, Baby Boy. Colah B Tawkin and Nora (the doula with the green🍃aura) discussed the pivotal plot point in the film that was set in Miss Juanita’s garden Follow Nora's green and crunchy capers on IG:@Norasgreenaura@norathedoulaBuy some of that GOOD sea moss from her: https://2greenqueenz.com/Learn more about Underground Arborist and SUPPORT: undergroundarborist.orgLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments. Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardnon TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah B Tawkin hosts a solo episode to speak from the heart about the most disappointing thing she learned In February 2022. Tune in to get the tea on what George Washington Carver’s relationship with Henry Ford had to do with it.Learn more about Underground Arborist and SUPPORT: undergroundarborist.orgLike what you heard?Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments. Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardnon TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WE BACK Soil Cousins!Welcome to season 5 of Black in the Garden podcast, proudly sponsored by Atlanta Botanical Garden. We back like we never left with Colah B Tawkin and Derek Haynes, the Chocolate Botanist! Dig in to to this episode to hear Giving Flowers to: Wendy Williams for Black broadcasting excellence. Botanical Black History Mixtape Volume 1 feat. Wangari Maathai, Blanche King Hurston, Cleopatra and young Kendall Rae JohnsonStory time: Colah’s journey from volunteer at Atlanta Botanical Garden in 2018 to an unprecedented partnership with them in 2022.Follow Derek on IG: thechocolatebotanist YouTube: The Chocolate Botanist - YouTubeLearn more about Underground Arborist and SUPPORT: undergroundarborist.orgLike what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter@Blackinthegardnon TikTok ⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah checks in to answer a burning question by tapping into the WHY with a critical piece of the Black in the Garden origin story and Kwanzaa principle du jour. Thanks, Soil Cousins, for tuning in during 2021 and cheers to ringing in 2022 along with Season 5 of our podcast. Like what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter⭐️Rate 5 stars on Spotify!⭐️Rate 5 stars and leave a review on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Send a donation:Cashapp: $blackinthegardenPayPal: [email protected]🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden to learn more & become an AFFILIATE!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah is joined by CoHost and ethnobotany expert, Derek ‘the chocolate botanist’ Haynes to explore the questionable ethics of chocolate cultivation. They want you to think twice before you take your next bite! Turns out, Derek is also a Roald Dahl expert as he brilliantly connected Willy Wonka lore to the subject at hand.Trigger warning: this episode contains mention of sex trafficking and child slavery.Follow and support our resident botanical Blackspert Derek:@thechocolatebotanist in Instagram Youtube:https://youtube.com/channel/UCxsce8LaWKVw2g0-xDqdPNgReferences:https://chargedaffairs.org/the-hidden-ingredient-in-chocolate-africas-child-slaves/Support ethical Chocolate companies:https://www.slavefreechocolate.org/ethical-chocolate-companiesLike what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!⭐️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s the jump off of Season 4.5: Black in the Garden & Friends! Colah’s friend/ friend of the show Derek Haynes aka The Chocolate botanist cohosts with Colah to unpack the experience of grief during this recent season of loss. This episode is dedicated to the memory of our recently departed ancestors Mama B Tawkin: Mary Rogers, Ronald Areson Godette, uncle Adolph brown Sr, Karen Booker and Castillo Godette Support Farmer Cee!https://www.greenheffafarms.comLike what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!⭐️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ayyyeee! Back from a bereavement hiatus: Let’s catch up on catching up as we tap in with Colah before season 4.5 begins! Did you order the Black in the Garden Coloring Experience thooo? Link below!🖍Like what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!⭐️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🖍Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah took some time to elaborate on how the Black in the Garden theme song 🎶came together and pontificated on ancestral connections to seed starting. 🌱She still wants you to text her! 📱833-819-3926This episode was Recorded early spring before Mothers Day with our plantrepreneurial guest, Karla Smith-Brown founder of OLIVEE Floral, an artistic floral design studio in Brooklyn, New York. Karla talked with Colah about her grandmother’s legacy in relation to how she named her floral business and Sustainable practices in floral industry. This conversation also included:Best practice for pressing flowersHow Karla extends the life of flowers Tea on set designing and Karla’s editorial features The Soil Sista vibes were present!✨🌱Keep up with Karla & Olivee Floral onlinehttps://www.oliveefloral.com/aboutInstagram : @oliveefloralLike what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!⭐️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 💳Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah is excited about the new Black in the Garden Coloring Experience!Get yours TODAY: https://blkinthegarden.com/store/p/bitg-coloring-bookThis episode digs deeper into Colah B Tawkin’s journey that lead her to becoming the host of Black in the Garden podcast. She fills in some of the blanks that needed filling on this transparent and vulnerable episode.Text Colah: 833-819-3926 and save the number! Like what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!⭐️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 💳Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ayyyyee! Enjoy part 2 of our conversation with Natalie Baszile which opens with a thought provoking hypothetical question. Colah B Tawkin and Natalie discussed her father’s influence on her fictional world and Colah’s highlights from We Are Each Other’s Harvest. Natalie thoughtfully breaks down the difference between a Historian vs storyteller and helps us understand how to know you’re a storyteller. Gems were dropped as usual as should be expected from such a brilliant guest!To show your support for Natalie Baszile, she asks you for TWO THINGS:1 Buy her books from a black book store like BMBROOKlyn.com2 Volunteer National black food and justice alliance https://www.blackfoodjustice.org/Like what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!⭐️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 💳Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah B Tawkin had the pleasure of being in conversation with author Natalie Baszile who is most widely known for having written the novel 'Queen Sugar'. Natalie spoke with Colah from Oakland about her family gardening legacy, her writing process, her favorite flowers and how they're necessary in her life. In this beautiful exchange, Natalie shared her fave recipe for her homegrown lemons and Colah got to teach Natalie a new word! This is part 1 of 2 so tune in next week for more tea on Baszile's latest anthology: 'We Are Each Other's Harvest' Learn more about Nataile Baszile's incredible literature:nataliebaszile.comThis episode is Sponsored by Motherland Essentials, a Black woman owned business handcrafting beautiful plant based soaps + bath & body products essential for ALL skin types. Support the podcast AND save 15% by using code BLACKINTHEGARDEN at checkout: motherlandessentials.comLike what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!⭐️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 💳Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Issa Throwback! We bringing back this episode to celebrate Black Botanists Week 2021.Join us on Part 2 of 2 for a discussion on George Washington Carver! We're not here for the peanut lessons you learned in school either. Colah B Tawkin has a convo with modern day Botanical Brotha and chocolate botanist, Derek. Colah B Tawkin and Derek got to talking DIRTY about soil because GWC was the Iyanla Vanzant of soil as he was out there FIXIN it! Our beloved ancestor was in them southern streets pushin his Agricultural School on wheels traveling from one busted farm to the next and Pimpin 'em like Xzibit! You may have never benefited from the resources available from your local Cooperative Extension Service; Colah and Derek explain why you should and never forget who you have to thank for that!Reference links:https://agriculture.mo.gov/gwc.phphttp://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1870https://www.tuskegee.edu/programs-courses/colleges-schools/caens/cooperative-extension-programhttps://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-george-washington-carver...Celebrate Black Botanists with us:Follow @Blackbotanistsweek on Instagram and TwitterKeep up with Derek, our #Botanicalbrotha :@thechocolatebotanist on InstagramThe Crazy Botanist on Facebook and Youtube (subscribe!)Visit TheCrazybotanist.comLike what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this podcast:SHARE IT!️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: [email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Issa Throwback! We bringing back this episode to celebrate Black Botanists Week 2021.Join us on Part 1 of 2 for a discussion on George Washington Carver! We're not here for the peanut lessons you learned in school either. Colah B Tawkin has a convo with modern day Botanical Brotha and crazy botanist, Derek. We get rap with Derek and come to learn a bit about Carver's influence on him because representation matters. Part 1 of our conversation gets into Carver's 'straight out of a Toni Morrison novel' origin story, how G. Dubb C saved the economy of the south and you guessed it: academic discriminatory shade. To be continued.....Celebrate Black Botanists with us:Follow @Blackbotanistsweek on Instagram and TwitterKeep up with Derek, our #Botanicalbrotha :@thechocolatebotanist on InstagramThe Crazy Botanist on Facebook and Youtube (subscribe!)Visit TheCrazybotanist.comLike what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this podcast:SHARE IT!️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: [email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 5 of Season 4 opens with an enthusiastic chat about a recent visit to Atlanta Botanical Garden between Colah and our Soil Cousin from NYC, Niyyah who you ought to know as @thebloomjourney online.Colah had the pleasure of welcoming Moe Hemmings, Community Outreach Manager at Atlanta Botanical Garden to the podcast. They chopped it up about Moe's interests and work at ABG. Colah was excited to chat careers at the garden, how ABG partners with similar organizations, the value of volunteering at the garden (and anywhere you want to be!) and much more. Listen to get the tea on Atlanta Botanical Garden's plant cuttings and funeral policy!Find out more about Atlanta Botanical Garden https://atlantabg.org/Learn more about Niyyah:@thebloomjourney on InstagramThe Bloom Journey on FacebookThis episode is Sponsored by Motherland Essentials, a Black woman owned business handcrafting beautiful plant based soaps + bath & body products essential for ALL skin types. Support the podcast AND save 15% by using code BLACKINTHEGARDEN at checkout: motherlandessentials.comLike what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!⭐️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 💳Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we’re joined by a dear friend of the show & OG Soil Cousin: mushroom enthusiast, moon and Monstera whisperer Carrington to discuss her passions. Spoiler alert: All her passions are linked to veganism and embodying the mission to do no harm but you gotta tune in for the tea. Carrington was an inspiration to Colah in a way that we hope will also be inspiring to you on your growing journey!Become a patron to see and hear the full uncut interview of this amazing episode!Keep up with and support Carrington:@withcarrington on Instagram and TikTokLinktr.ee/withcarringtonThis episode is Sponsored by Motherland Essentials, a Black woman owned business handcrafting beautiful plant based soaps + bath & body products essential for ALL skin types. Support the podcast AND save 15% by using code BLACKINTHEGARDEN at checkout: motherlandessentials.comLike what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!⭐️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 💳Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charleston native, Public servant, teacher, Founder of Red Rice day, food historian, sneaker head, founder of Black food Fridays (aka your fave Black foodie on Tik Tok)host of Fix Your Plate podcast, future television host and visionary Blackspert: KJ Kearney joined Colah for a deep dive on Black culture through the lens of Black food and Gullah Geechee culture. Find out how Black in the Garden influenced his viral Black Food Fridays movement and how you can support!Become a patron to hear the full uncut interview and sign up for our mailing list to learn more about the literary gems KJ dropped on this amazing episode Keep up with and support KJ :@Blackfoodfridays on Instagram and TikTokPatreon.com/blackfoodfridaysTune in to Fix Your Plate podcast on the same podcatcher you’re on NOWThis episode is Sponsored by Motherland Essentials, a Black woman owned business handcrafting beautiful plant based soaps + bath & body products essential for ALL skin types. Support the podcast AND save 15% by using code BLACKINTHEGARDEN at checkout: motherlandessentials.comLike what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!⭐️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 💳Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 2 of Season 4 kicks off with a new segment with the ‘chirren’ and The Chocolate botanist Derek Haynes. Our guest is media legend Ananda Lewis! Ananda was excited to be on Black in the Garden because of the 1000+ interviews she’s participated in she had never had a conversation about her relationship with plants. Colah and Ananda discussed how plants helped her survive cancer, how plants helped her bond with her Grandma June and a nasty vice she unconventionally overcame. This episode is Sponsored by Motherland Essentials, a Black woman owned business handcrafting beautiful plant based soaps + bath & body products essential for ALL skin types. Support the podcast AND save 15% by using code BLACKINTHEGARDEN at checkout: motherlandessentials.comLike what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!⭐️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 💳Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black in the Garden kicks off Season 4 during Juneteenth and Father’s Day weekend with a candid conversation between Colah and her Dad. Daddy B Tawkin discusses his dad and early years farming, his family’s garden and life in rural Georgia during the Civil Rights era. Mama B Tawkin even made a cameo!Dig in to this episode to hear more about:Why Daddy didn’t want to continue farming as an adult.An encounter with the KKK.Racism in the military, especially in Iceland.The struggle to claim his father’s settlement from Pigford II class action lawsuit.And much more!Like what you heard? Here’s what to do to Help sustain this show:🤳🏾SHARE IT!⭐️Leave five stars and review it on Apple podcasts!🌱Sow a seed of Support for Black in the Garden by becoming a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 💳Buy MERCH! Blkinthegarden.comVisit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang! @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on TwitterDrop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah has another compelling conversation with our OG Soil Sista, Brittany from Season 1, Ep. 8: Stay #PlantWoke. This bonus episode (we still spring breakin) is all things momming and it’s explicit, real and as witty as you’ve come to expect from the conversations with Colah B Tawkin on Black in the Garden!Reference episode:Good Moms Bad Choices: How to Heal Your Inner Child ft. Devi BrownKeep up with Brittany: brittanyminor.com @blackgirlgreenworld on Instagram IGTV: Plants I Didn’t KillGreeting card mentioned: Kindred paper company on EtsySupport the moms mentioned:CaShawn Thompson: www.CaShawn.com and buy ORIGINAL merch on www.blackgirlsaremagic.comSynitta Walker: theepurpleonion.medium.comBrittni: @leave_it_to_brittni on Instagram 🌱Sow a seed of Support for the podcast, get behind the scenes and become a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden on Twitter Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 10 of season 2 is Part 1 of conversation with Monai, known by many as the Plant Mom of Amsterdam. She talks us through her journey from a kid in Jamaica Queens raised by a mama who made her go outside and camp every summer to becoming an international plant revolutionary in Amsterdam. She dabbled in floristry and fashion merchandising but a lunch break plant habit activated the plant mom in her who has helped and inspired many green thumbs! Monai's story is proof that it pays to see the beauty in this unpredictable journey we're all on called life. Follow on Instagram @plantmom.amsterdam Go to blkinthegarden.com to get your Melanin on Mustard T-shirt while supplies last!🌱Sow a seed of Support for the podcast, get behind the scenes and become a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🎙Tune in to The Plant Kiki on the same podcatcher you’re listening on today.♻️Join The Compost Society @compostsociety @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden in Twitter Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah is pumping the (Spring) Breaks on Season 3 because: rest!Stay tuned for updates and Bonus episodes as we prepare for Season 4 in May.CawBFXULJBfBvOFPQMVd ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nubi Interiors boss, environmental curator and designer extraordinaire, Carmeon Hamilton joined Colah to discuss her journey from child of a Plant Lady to multi talented designer in high demand! Carmeon shares how she almost quit plants but they never quit her, how she feels about her feature in Architectural Digest and much more! Follow on Instagram: @carmeon.hamiltonGo to carmeonhamilton.com 💁🏽‍♀️Lifestyle Blog🪴plant guide📅bookingGo to blkinthegarden.com to get your Melanin on Mustard T-shirt while supplies last!🌱Sow a seed of Support for the podcast, get behind the scenes and become a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🎙Tune in to The Plant Kiki on the same podcatcher you’re listening on today.♻️Join The Compost Society @compostsociety @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden in Twitter Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!!Drop a line: 📩[email protected]#Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah wants us all to get matching Black in the Garden t-shirts and eradicate some very stubborn weeds.As we dig deeper into Season 3 we are Joined by the multi creative video maven and storytelling content creator, Hallease! Hallease knew plants were important from a tender age influenced by her grandfather, but it took decorating her apartment to claim some additional plant benefits leading to an unexpected way of growing (and killing a few) plants. As a Plantdemic plant mama, Hallease wasted no time incorporating her growing journey into her beautiful YouTube videos. Colah was hype to expound on the connection between defeating ignorance and growing with Leca. Go getchu a cup of tea to catch the vibes!▶️Watch the brilliance: YouTube.com/hallease 📷What she do 4da gram: @Hallease.mp4💸Support with coins: Patreon.com/halleaseGo to blkinthegarden.com to get your Melanin on Mustard T-shirt while supplies last!🌱Sow a seed of Support for the podcast, get behind the scenes and become a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🎙Tune in to The Plant Kiki on the same podcatcher you’re listening on today.♻️Join The Compost Society @compostsociety @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden in Twitter Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!!Drop a line: 📩[email protected]#Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah has some announcements, most notably Merch is AVAILABLE now on blkinthegarden.com 🥳and supplies are limited so cop yours TODAY! This episode may not be for the faint of heart but it definitely is for the open minded as our conversation is centering entomophagy: the practice of eating insects.🍴🐌🍴Colah and JaVon Lattimore, our resident entomophagy enthusiast, have a very insightful conversation starting with Gardening vs farming and her entomology origin story. They also unpack forensic entomology, the entomophagy spectrum of interest, ambitions as a entotarian, where to shop to start on your entomophagy journey, dating with ‘quirks’ and predictions linking the future of entomophagy and ♻️sustainability. 🐜Spoiler alert: bugs could be the protein source and saving grace of the future!Follow JaVon on Instagram for visuals and inspiration:@En.tune@Insectinsight@VonnroachGo to blkinthegarden.com to get your Melanin on Mustard T-shirt while supplies last!🌱Sow a seed of Support for the podcast, get behind the scenes and become a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🎙Tune in to The Plant Kiki on the same podcatcher you’re listening on today.♻️Join The Compost Society @compostsociety @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden in Twitter Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!!Drop a line: 📩[email protected]#Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah is solo this week (Last week was a bye week because: moving) reflecting on when the seed of this podcast took root and getting hype about sowing spring seeds! Spring is springing optimism and this episode connects sowing seeds to a few themes like Setting intentions, Optimism and Visualizing. Colah shares a few tips for sowing seeds (which we will revisit in depth again soon) and sowing with kids!Check out The Plant Nook Podcast:https://linktr.ee/theplantnookListen to Setting Intentions with Plants: episode 6 of Season 1The Grow Guide podcasthttps://linktr.ee/thegrowguidepodSeedmailseed.co code: BLACKINTHEGARDEN Buy 5 get 1 FREE🌱Sow a seed of Support for the podcast, get behind the scenes and become a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden or send a donation $blackinthegarden🎙Tune in to The Plant Kiki on the same podcatcher you’re listening on today.♻️Join The Compost Society @compostsociety @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden in Twitter Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!!Drop a line: 📩[email protected]#Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 12 of Season 3 is upon us as Colah B Tawkin reflect on some lessons from Black History Month 2021. We’re joined by floral and wood designer, John Pendleton from Chicago. Colah and John unpacked quite a bit on topics like:🪵Masculinity in the floral design world.🌷His love for sawdust and creating boutonnières. 💐Musings on the vision and six figure flower budget of the Roc Nation brunch. ☠️The silent and rusty G in HGTV.🎥Some of John’s favorite scenes of Black folks with flowers like Black is King.😒The whitewashed floral supply chain. 👧🏾Engaging Black youth in floristry and much more!Shout outs: the legend, Marsha P. Johnson and Maurice Harris @bloomandplume@oldchapcharityFollow and support John’s floral artistry.@PlanksandpistilsFacebook: Planks & Pistils🌱Sow a seed of Support for the podcast, get behind the scenes and become a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🎙Tune in to The Plant Kiki on the same podcatcher you’re listening on today.♻️Join The Compost Society @compostsociety @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden in Twitter Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!!Drop a line: 📩[email protected]#Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

***If this episode appears late or double please excuse the technical hiccup. If this episode was missing from your library...Enjoy!***Colah B Tawkin is back like she never left in the Season 3 PREMIERE of Black in the Garden. 🥳We start on a vulnerable note as Colah makes a passionate call to action. We have a cute new segment with the kids and our Urban Farm Sista Nadia to help us learn and embrace #BUGLIFE🐞 You’re going to need your biggest bag to collect the gems 💎 that are dropped in this incredible Season opener of Season 3: Black in the Garden with the soulful-est Sista, Lucrecer who literally brought the THUNDER⚡️! There was so much life game given in this conversation between two Soil Sista frands. You’re gonna want to sip tea to this! ‼️..Tune into The Plant Kiki and join the Compost Society ‼️ Shout outs: Amber @fromcarpools2cocktails Brayan @brother.earthh, Rob @planterrob and Ashley RenneFollow and support Lucrecer: Get into HELLA PLANTS on Instagram @soulsistaplants Twitter: soulsistaplants Facebook: Soul Sista Plants Shop her beautiful online store featuring her original art: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LucrecerBraxton?ref=shop_sugg . ..Sow a seed of Support for the podcast and become a PATRON! patreon.com/blackinthegarden @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!! Drop a line: [email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah needs your feedback! Complete the Soil Cousin survey to be entered to win $$ ✏️ https://forms.gle/hJZuUdnLxMMrXkb37On Episode 11 of Season 3 Colah talks with Environmental artists and community service visionaries: Tim and Nicole of Detroit Hives!Colah B Tawkin is excited to share their story with you that started with A jar of local honey from the corner store on a snack run. That honey helped to heal Timothy from a chronic cough and ultimately lead to an amazing community service initiative aimed to reinvigorate and activate spaces left blighted by Detroit’s Economic depression.They even took time to drop some Black History facts on Shirley Anne Jackson, Charles Henry Turner and George Washington Carver that will help you to ‘bee inspired’ Show them some support and follow them:Detroithives.orgInstagram: @detroithivesFacebook : Detroit HivesTwitter : @detroithivesEmail: [email protected]🌱Sow a seed of Support for the podcast, get behind the scenes and become a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🎙Tune in to The Plant Kiki on the same podcatcher you’re listening on today.♻️Join The Compost Society @compostsociety @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden in Twitter Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!!Drop a line: 📩[email protected]#Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Soil Cousins! Issa CROSSOVER episode! Colah B Tawkin was interviewed by host of The Black Equity Podcast, our #Podcousin, DJ Moultrie. Enjoy learning more about Colah as she speaks candidly about her journey, creativity, visions for Black folks in agriculture and much more!“What you do on one level, you do on another” DJ MoultrieSubscribe and listen to Black Equity Network:https://linktr.ee/blackequitypodFollow on Instagram: @BlackequitynetworkShoutouts:📊How to Acquire Podcast🪴The Plant Kiki Podcast 👨🏾‍🌾Food Talks in Color Podcast🌶Afro Beets Podcast🌱Sow a seed of Support for the podcast, get behind the scenes and become a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🎙Tune in to The Plant Kiki on the same podcatcher you’re listening on today.♻️Join The Compost Society @compostsociety @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden in Twitter Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!!Drop a line: 📩[email protected]#Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colah rings in the Negro New Year aka Black History Month with her Soil Cousins Kamili and Derek from The Plant Kiki to (hilariously) highlight Botanical Black History Figure Dr. Marie Clark Taylor. Tune into the 'Bustin Down Botanical Black History' episode of the Plant Kiki for the whole conversation.We continue our conversation with Alexander Hardy in the pre-quel from 2020 when he first became a proud plant dad. The theme of mental health prevailed as Alex candidly delved into first experiences with depression during his residence in Panama (land of his grandmother). We learn more about his struggles with homelessness in NYC while becoming a mental health advocate and striving to find a home of his own to feel safe enough to become a plant parent. Since we went deep on mental health and understand that some of our Soil Cousins may be in need of resources to get through thangs please consider these links provided by Alex:💚BlackLine: 24/7 hotline to support, affirm and provide healing to folks who are most impacted by systemic oppression with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens 1(800)604-5841💚warmline.org A national directory of lines by state, generally operated by those who’ve experienced trauma themselves and are in recovery.📻Bassey Ikpi on NPRhttps://wamu.org/story/19/08/17/bassey-ikpi-on-im-telling-the-truth-but-im-lying/🧑🏾‍🏫On Dr. Marie Clark Taylorhttps://www.womeninhorticulture.com/post/woman-of-firsts-marie-clark-taylorSupport Alex:@Alexgottaeat :IGTheAlexanderhardy.Com on Janet Jackson’s internetTwitter : Chrisalexander_🌱Sow a seed of Support for the podcast, get behind the scenes and become a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🎙Tune in to The Plant Kiki on the same podcatcher you’re listening on today.♻️Join The Compost Society @compostsociety @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden in Twitter Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!!Drop a line: 📩[email protected]#Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Episode 9 of Season 3 we take time to Learn a bit from Dr. Hayley about Cover Crops aka Green Manure in the Garden 411.🍃♻️Colah introduces the sequel to the prequel of her conversation with her writerly friend, Alexander Hardy who recently published an article🖊: Deeply rooted: What plant fatherhood taught me about caring for myselfIn the conversation unpacking this dope article we get into Alex’s writerly origin story. The theme felt very much like: vulnerability🥺as Colah and Alex discussed homelessness and mental health as it relates to Plant Parenthood. The meditation was timely: a reflection on the Ari Lennox song, Grounded.Shout outs: The Extraordinary Negroes, The Plant Nook, Bloom and Grow Radio and 2 Girls 1 PlantArticle link:https://www.mic.com/p/deeply-rooted-what-plant-fatherhood-taught-me-about-caring-for-myself-55139204Read more from Alex:TheAlexanderhardy.ComIG: @AlexgottaeatTwitter: @Chrisalexander_🎵 Get into the jam:Ari Lennox ‘Grounded’ 🎶 🪴Grounded-plants.com Youtube: https://youtu.be/EQjAuht_yyY🌱Sow a seed of Support for the podcast, get behind the scenes and become a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🎙Tune in to The Plant Kiki on the same podcatcher you’re listening on today.♻️Join The Compost Society @compostsociety @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden in Twitter Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!!Drop a line: 📩[email protected] #Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Podcaster, author, business woman, plantrepreneur AND plantfluencer extraordinaire Jade aka the Fiddle leaf fig whisperer joins us on Season 3! Jade chops it up with Colah B Tawkin and tells us how the plants chose her. If you’ve heard The Black Plant Chick podcast you know How much Jade loves Big plant energy! She drops gems on building community, Consulting and knowing your worth. Of course Jade and Colah talked about Podcasting cause Issa podcast! Shoutout to Niyyah, @theBloomjourney Support our Soil Sista, get into her podcast, buy merch and hire her!Blackplantchick.com@blackplantchick on Instagram 🌱Sow a seed of Support for the podcast, get behind the scenes and become a PATRON!patreon.com/blackinthegarden 🎙Tune in to The Plant Kiki on the same podcatcher you’re listening on today.♻️Join The Compost Society @compostsociety @Blackinthegarden on Instagram @Blacknthegarden in Twitter Visit linktr.ee/blackinthegarden for all Black in the Garden Everythang!!Drop a line: 📩[email protected]#Blackinthegarden and Subscribe on YouTube : Black in the Garden ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.