I’m excited to have another podcaster join me today on the podcast! Today we welcome Colah B Tawkin of the Black in the Garden Podcast who created the podcast to bring more of a voice and presence for the stories and voices of Black Gardeners and Plant People, she says it’s the intersection of Black Culture and horticulture in a world where all the garden fairies and most of the gnomes are white.

Today, in a belated Black History Month episode (since I didn’t air podcast last month) she shares amazing stories about some historic black gardeners and plant people, we discuss her top 5 favorite houseplants that originate in Africa and Colah highlights some beautifully diverse gardeners doing amazing things in the plant space who we need to know about! This conversation was eye opening, enlightening and inspiring and I’m thankful to Colah for sharing all of this amazing information! I hope you find this information as interesting as I did and that maybe you find a new person on IG to follow or make your #plantfriendIRL!

In this episode we learn:

• About Colah and her plant lady journey and why she created the Black in the Garden Podcast
• About Harriet Tubman's knowledge of plants and how it served her as she lead people to freedom on the Underground Railroad
• About how George Washington Carver, who was born a slave, revolutionized agriculture in the South
• Colah's top 5 favorite houseplants that originate in Africa
• Colah shares companies and people who are striving for inclusivity and representation in the plant space (tagged and linked below)

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Colah and the Black in the Garden Podcast