On Episode 4 of Black in the Garden we take a beat to get into the origin story of the podcast as Colah B Tawkin recounts a few ways life tried to drag her during her pursuit of Black Excellence.

This week we are joined by the illustrious Soil Sista: The PlantBlerd, Kamili, to get into some black nerd culture like #DemThrones and the unique ways we blackily engage on social media as Blerds. We discuss plantfluencership and why so many of us create 'Instagram duality' via an alternative page to fully indulge our houseplant stanning in the digital green 'hood. Kamili dropped several gems, such as a life lesson from a fiddle leaf fig plant and even had time to quote Alice Walker! We discussed her #MonsteraBoo and how she acquired a Pink Princess philodendron named Grace Jones. Getchu some tea and get into this planty plantTEA, boo!

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On episode 3 we venture into the garden of a beloved and revered fictional character, Ms. Juanita (played by A.J. Johnson), from the blackily acclaimed hood classic: Baby Boy. Colah B Tawkin calls on her west siiiiiiide soil sista,  Nora thee Doula +gardening enthusiast as the episode blackspert. They chop it up about propagating pineapple (and Colah's frosty fail), exposing synthetic soil products with full shade, gardening with the chi'ren, black+ landscapers and cannabis seed germination.

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On episode 2 we blackily continue to electric slide at the intersection of black culture and horticulture with a very special guest! Stefane Hicks, founder of the dopest seed company, Seedmail joins us for a conversation about where all plants begin: With a seed! We discuss why presentation matters (+the art of Korean gifting), why REPresentation matters, Black Girl Magic seeds, the big fro show/natural hair pre-Youtube and MORE. In the end Colah B learns a lesson on progress over perfection from a few crunchy technical difficulties, but you gone get this episode! Grow along with Stefane by following: @seedmailseedco, @mint2grow and @mint2monstera Get you some FRESH 99cent seeds @ seedmailseed.co "Speak Back!" Don't be rude (your mama would not approve) and no need to be shy. We want to hear from YOU! Go to linktr.ee/Blackinthegarden , Tap ‘Speak Back’ then ‘Send a voice message’ and tell us about your #Monsteraboo to be featured on a bonus episode. Shout out your IG handle and let us know wassup with you and your Monstera, Boo! Follow us on Twitter @blackinthegarden --- This episode is sponsored by · Charity Promotion: BallotReady: The goal of this initiative is to increase voter education and encourage your listeners to get the vote out during the 2020 General Election this November. https://www.ballotready.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blackinthegarden/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blackinthegarden/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Black in the Garden is a podcast that resides at the intersection of Black Culture and horticulture  in a world where all the garden fairies and most of the gnomes are white. Hosted by millennial black plant enthusiast and self proclaimed Plantrepreneur, Colah B Tawkin. 'Conversations WILL be had' on a range of topics that directly influence and impact black plant keepers as we blackily impact and influence the world.  

This episode/trailer is planting the seed for many conversations to come; touching on involuntary gardening and a theory on 'plant derived' black trauma that can only be healed by good old fashioned plant therapy. We have so much to unpack! 

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