Hey Soil Cousins! If you’re new here, first of all TELL ME HOW YOU GOT HERE in the comments! No matter how long you’ve been here you are a Soil Cousin which is what we call our tribe because the soil connects us! It’s a gender neutral term intentionally so you know this is a safe space no matter how you identify. 💚 I’m Colah B Tawkin (she/her) and this is the fabulous face behind the account you know as Black in the Garden. I started this account as a Garden coach with a love for indoor houseplants, outdoor (small scale) landscape design and growing food. By now I’m at a place in my journey where I identify as a Garden communicator who specializes in the Black experience with horticulture and agriculture emphasizing the past, present and future of Black people with plants. I’m accepting bookings to speak on it too! 🎤 If you only know this IG account you’re missing out on a podcast and movement, boo! We’ll talk more about that in another post cause this one’s about meeee! 🤓Here are some fun facts about me. If you wanna read my BIO bio, tap the ‘Lincoln buy yo’ (see what I did there?) to learn more as written so beautifully by our writerly Soil Cousin @blackgirlrooted 🖍Fun facts about Colah B Tawkin 🗺Prefer physical maps over GPS. 🤟🏾Left pinky joint is broke 🥸Tells strangers I’m from Bear, Delaware 🤓Worn glasses since 5th grade 👐🏾My Wu-tang crush is Ghostface 😅Flunked out of graphic design school 🏆 Fifth grade spelling bee champ 🏃🏾‍♀️Did an 8k race once 🥲Failed my first dmv driver exam 📍Been to over 40 states as a trucker 🧁Makes dope vegan baked treats 🍞I’m not vegan but I do identify as a veggie centric breadatarian who makes up words Tell me how you got here in the comments and share a fun fact about you!