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 Harri...

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...

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 Vo...

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.com Like what you heard? Text Colah at (833)8...

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 discusses the history of how Black joy with plant...

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 https://daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-human-waste-as-fe...

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 to do to Help sustain this show: 🤳🏾SHARE IT! @B...

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 to do to Help sustain this show: 🤳🏾SHARE IT! @B...

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...

  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 traditio...

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 supp...

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...

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, arti...

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 unexpecte...

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 a...

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 Fre...

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 remarkable accomplishment: published AUTHOR!  If you hav...

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 ann...

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 abo...

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)819-3926 about your favorite moments.  Here’s what to...

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 Hursto...

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  @Blacknthe...

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...

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 Ca...

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 PATRO...