The 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. Follow @blackinthegarden in IG and Tune in weekly! Send any questions, concerns or feedback to h ...
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Plant Faves Part II: Live from The Soil Festival Atlanta
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We are back with a continuation of Black Plant Faves! This season, we kicked off with an insightful discussion between African American culture and the popularity of various plants, flowers, and herbs. To truly uncover the “Black Plant Faves,” we took to the streets and hit the soil! This Summer, we had the incredible opportunity to attend the Soil…
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What Do Plants Have to Do with Politics? With Rose Scott
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Soil Cousins, today we have the distinct honor of hosting a voice synonymous with insightful journalism and a powerful advocate for environmental justice and community empowerment. As the host of WABE’s "Closer Look," Rose Scott has consistently highlighted stories that matter deeply to Atlanta and beyond. With over two decades of experience, she e…
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Black Farm Life through FX’s “Atlanta” with special guest Kelundra Smith
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Hey Soil Cousins! What do farming, FX's original series “Atlanta,” and community have in common? Whether you're a fan of FX’s “Atlanta”, the American comedy-drama television series created by Donald Glover, or not, you'll enjoy this conversation. Today, we're diving into the perils of farm life through the lens of a contemporary Black cultural char…
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Today, we're diving into a topic that’s ever-present on social media: plant hacks. Our society has become quite obsessed with hacks as our lives become busier and more complicated. You've probably seen the myriad of hacks from spreading cinnamon on plants to adding eggshells to soil to help your plants flourish. These quick tips and tricks promise …
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Welcome to the Black In The Garden Podcast, where Black culture and horticulture intersect in fascinating and unexpected ways. In this episode, Colah B. Tawkin delves into a seemingly simple yet profound question: WTF is a garden? From vibrant flowers to healing plants, and from meditative spaces to community green projects, we explore the multifac…
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We Really Need to Talk About Eartha M. M. White
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Soil Cousins, it's story time! Today we're diving into the extraordinary life and legacy of Eartha Mary Magdalene White, an American humanitarian whose multifaceted career spanned education, business, and community activism. Eartha's passion for agriculture played a pivotal role in her philanthropic efforts to address food insecurity and nourish he…
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Let’s Get Black Too Earth with special guest Michela Williams
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Soil cousins! Today, we explore the transformative power of community engagement and environmental stewardship. Our special guest is Michela Williams, the visionary founder of Black Too Earth. Black Too Earth is leading the charge in changing the narrative around volunteerism, particularly within the context of Black farming, the benefits of eating…
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Botanical Black History: Bill Powell's Clearview Golf Course
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Soil cousins, it's story time! Today, we're discussing resilience, landscaping, turf, greenery, and the determination to not just want a seat at the table, but to cut down the tree and build your own house. We often reference farmers, gardeners, and other common horticultural lifestyles, but this is a truly unique career and life story about a rema…
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In today's episode, we immerse ourselves in the realm of Black Plant Favorites, tracing their significance from ancestral origins in Africa to their role in modern day life. We navigate through a mosaic of cultural traditions, culinary delights, medicinal insights, and skincare rituals intricately woven with plant life. Drawing from a blend of meti…
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In the bustling heart of major urban areas, where towering skyscrapers meet pockets of lush greenery, urban farming isn't just a passing trend—it's a potent force for change. With a steadfast commitment to sustainability and community empowerment, individuals like Amico are planting the seeds of transformation and harvesting hope in neighborhoods c…
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Soil Cousins and Flower Fiends, the first is episode of this new season is dedicated to you! Today, we're immersing ourselves in the captivating realm of floriography—the language of flowers—a lexicon that can convey almost any sentiment imaginable. Join us as we explore the hidden meanings behind blooms and celebrate some remarkable women who've b…
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Welcome to "Black in the Garden," where culture thrives and roots run deep. Hosted by Colah B. Tawkin, this podcast celebrates the intersection of nature's beauty and the rich tapestry of black culture. Now, in collaboration with WABE, this podcast explores the diverse world of farming, agriculture, gardening, landscaping, health, wellness, and bla…
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Beyond the Blooms: Atlanta's Living History Gardens
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Presented by Black in the Garden LLC in partnership with Atlanta History Center Episode 3: Get ready for a special Spring treat as Black in the Garden gears up for a relaunch! Colah B Tawkin is joined by Sarah Roberts, Olga C. De Guisetta Vice President of horticulture on a captivating journey through the historic and lush landscapes of the Atlanta…
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Tawkin Spicy: The Dark History of Pumpkin Spice
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The 4th anniversary of Black in the Garden (November 19) is upon us at the same time as the Season of Gratitude! Our host, Colah B Tawkin, is giving thanks for what’s to come and reflecting on her 4 year journey. We’re kicking off the multi episode celebration of four years cultivating conversations around Black culture and horticulture. Soil Cousi…
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Soil Cousin Appreciation & Fun Fern Facts
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In this special episode of Black in the Garden, we kick off our 4th Anniversary celebration with heartfelt listener appreciation. Colah B Tawkin begins by expressing gratitude to our incredible community of plant enthusiasts. To highlight the spirit of our community, we feature a remarkable Soil cousin, Davida, known as @condoplantmama. Davida's jo…
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In this special announcement episode, we have some exciting news to share! Colah B Tawkin is taking a beat to reflect on her recent debut at TEDx Jacksonville and prepare for an upcoming speaking engagement at Cornell University. In light of the current tragic events happening in the world, Colah wants to take a moment to acknowledge and stand in s…
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Ready for an exciting deep dive into Wakanda's botany and soil?! In this special episode, we're thrilled to be joined by two fellow Wakanda enthusiasts and friends of the show, Niyya @theBloomJourney and Derek our resident ETHNO-botanist. Host, Colah B. Tawkin opens with an exciting announcement about her TedX debut in Jacksonville, FL. In this Afr…
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The REAL Cost of Chocolate: Throwback
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Colah is joined by CoHost and ethnobotany Blackspert, 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 …
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Landscaping: From the Field to the Boardroom, with Chad Carroll
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We’ve discussed landscaping before, but not quite like this. Our guest, Chad Carroll is a Senior Manager executive at SiteOne, one of the largest and most prominent players in the national landscape supply industry. Chad shares insights from his formative years and the importance of impacting the future of the Green Industry via organizations like …
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Join us in an exploration of cotton's journey from field to fashion as Julius Tillery engages in a thought-provoking conversation with host Colah B Tawkin. Julius touches on the intricacy of innovation, challenges, and cultural significance woven into cotton cultivation. Tillery's insights shed light on Black ownership, inheritance in farming, and …
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Foraging for Freedom: Harriet Tubman's Botanical Legacy
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Presented by Black in the Garden LLC in partnership with Atlanta History Center Episode 1: 'Foraging for Freedom: Harriet Tubman's Botanical Legacy.' Join host, Colah B Tawkin on the 2023 Summer season opener exploring Harriet Tubman's unparalleled contributions as a naturalist, cook, herbalist, forager, and ornithology enthusiast. Discover Tubman'…
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🚨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 exp…
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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…
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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 op…
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Tawkin Bout the Weather: What’s Your Last Frost Date?
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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: illso…
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Who’s Missing from Black Media and Gardening Media?
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Presented by Black in the Garden LLC in partnership with Atlanta History Center Episode 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 …
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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-crap http…
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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.com Like what you heard? Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments. Here’s what…
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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 Garden BITG Theme: illsounds.com Like what you heard? Text Colah at (833)819-3926 about your favorite moments. Here’s what…
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Special Announcement: Nashville LIVE Show!
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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, m…
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Planting Seeds of Resilience with Tabia Lisenbee Parker: Pt. 1
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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 docu…
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The Origin of Rich Soil with Kristine Mays Pt. 2
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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 …
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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 Bot…
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The Origin of Rich Soil with Kristine Mays Pt. 1
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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 a…
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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, …
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Her Landscape of Memory w/ Jeanette Ankoma-Sey
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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. Jeanett…
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Botanical Black History Mixtape Vol 2: Fannie Lou Hamer
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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…
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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 and lows of the journey towards this remarka…
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Plants and Tech: Helen Greiner’s Weeding Robot!
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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 …
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Mama’s Gotta Have a Life Too! Flashback Friday
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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 …
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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.org Like what you heard? Text Colah at (833)819-…
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Botanical Black History Mixtape Vol.1
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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 Volum…
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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 …
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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 epis…
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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 Godett…
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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 Suppor…
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Floral Artistry w/ Karla of Olivee Floral
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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! 📱833-819-3926 This episode was Recorded early spring before Mothers Day with our plantrepreneurial guest, Karla Smith-Brown founder of OLIVEE Floral, an artistic flo…
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Colah is excited about the new Black in the Garden Coloring Experience! Get yours TODAY: https://blkinthegarden.com/store/p/bitg-coloring-book This 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 vulnerabl…
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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 …
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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…
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