BLAK Gardener Talk

Big Steele, the Urban Gardener, joins me for this BIG EPISODE of  BLAK Gardener Talk. He ran down his TOP TEN reasons to grow our food and leave that poisoned food at the grocery store. WHOA!IG:big_steele_the_urban_gardener

On this episode of BLAK Gardener Talk, Kimani sits with Falani Spivey, founder of Byrd's Nest Box, LLC, a fresh produce company specializing in curated farm boxes with homegrown and artisanal products straight from Washington, DC. This was an  EPIC EPISODE, and it also spotlighted more Black women, gardeners/farmers who are moving more into helping the community by growing fresh foods.IG: @byrdsnestboxwww.byrdsnestbox.com

After a much-needed break, BLAK Gardener Talk is back and I caught up with Oh, She Grows, who is a Garden Consultant & Coach helping folks grow food. One important question discussed in this episode is: What qualities should a gardener have? IG: _ohshegrows

February 2020, for Black History Month, I launched my own BLAK Gardener Virtual Talk Tour, which opened many doors for me, so in Fall of 2021, I relaunched it as simply "BLAK. GARDENER TALK," aka "Grow By Any Means Necessary." However, it is a slightly different spin as I'll be highlighting black and brown gardeners/farmers worldwide. Sometimes we just need our own space to talk! First, up is 2 Green Thumbz Agriculture is the backbone of the world, providing most of the world's food and fabrics. With nearly 164 million homeowners in the US, 49% have gardened in the last 12 months. The garden community can benefit greatly by joining, sharing practices, crops and love throughout the nation to be a beacon of inspiration to future gardeners.2 Green Thumbz Garden was officially established in 2020 during the Covid Pandemic as a quarantine garden to encourage friends and family that although we must stay home to be safe, we can still thrive, grow and have fun. Gardening is a hobby I picked up and had more time to devote to it during the stay home phase of the pandemic. Since then, 2 Green Thumbz garden has captured the attention of many by sharing content from the garden along with tips and strategies."2 Green thumbz is better than 1, lets put our green thumbz together and grow" 2 Green Thumbz.IG: @2greenthumbzhttps://2greenthumbz.com

This week's guest is Food Justice Activist/Gardener- Shawn Deangelo Walton

This week's guest is Comedian/Actor/Gardener Tommy Taylor, Jr.IG: @tommytaylorjrwww.tommytaylorjr.com