AHS Live: Black in the Garden
Join Colah B. Tawkin, creator of podcast Black in the Garden, for a conversation reflecting on the podcast’s highlights and impact, the future of horticultural communication, insights on land stewardship and farming heritage, and all things Black and botanical.
Colah B. Tawkin, creator of Black in the Garden, is a ‘plantrepreneur’, podcaster, and the guide to all things Black and botanical. Since 2019, she has produced more than 150 episodes about farming heritage, food sovereignty, cooperative economics, and land stewardship. Black in the Garden has been distributed by the NPR podcast network in production at WABE Studios in Atlanta, GA. The show has reached over 100 countries, serving a global audience with top ratings and multiple-year features on Apple Podcasts Black History Month Collection. Colah has collaborated with the Smithsonian Gardens, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and Atlanta Botanical Garden. She has given TEDx talks, been honored as a Cultivator of Celebration by Cornell Botanic Gardens, and been commissioned by The Atlanta History Center to curate The Botanical Black History podcast series.
