On Thursday's episode, "Planting & Planning Ahead", Makhulu shared the lessons gardening has taught her. Today she's back with some more insight, namely, the story of her first experiences with planting as a hobby. For context, she grew up in South Africa during apartheid. It wasn't common for African people to have hobbies cause, you know, oppression is pretty draining. Listen to the story of how her secret hobby brightened the world of her family, and how she still uses gardening to plant seeds of joy in her community today. 

This week, I'm joined by an incredible guest-of-honour, Makhulu (my grandmother), calling in from South Africa. During our conversation, she shares the joys of planting, the secrets to a flourishing garden (and relationships), and the importance of preparing for the future. It's not every day you get expert gardening advice from someone awarded by the South African Government's head of Agriculture! We need to talk about planting and planning ahead.

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What do you think? Send an e-mail to [email protected] with the episode title in the subject line. Follow us on twitter @TalkAbtThisPod (we tweet back).

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Happy listening!

Welcome to the first episode of We Need To Talk About This Podcast! Queen Zee, the host, provides the context of the podcast. She shares the purpose of the platform, where she got the idea, and some other random tidbits that connect back to the bigger picture. It's not every day you debut the pilot episode! Remember: You don’t have to be an expert for your voice to matter. We need to talk about this backstory.

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In this episode, I mentioned reading. Here are some of the books and authors I recommend:

"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

"Indian Horse" by Richard Wagamese

"Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

"Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler

"Homemade Love" by J California Cooper (the author Jill Scott introduced me to)

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What do you think? Send an e-mail to [email protected] with the episode title in the subject line. Follow us on twitter @TalkAbtThisPod (we tweet back).

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Happy listening!