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Originally from Rwanda, Jennifer Kanyamibwa reflects on her cultural heritage and the ways her background shapes her current work. Jennifer is the Co-Founder of Plant Lady Juice Co. in West Atlanta, GA, and reflects in this interview about her professional journey. She discusses Rwandan traditions and food, gardening and herbs, family, and the African diaspora.

Originally from Rwanda, Jennifer Kanyamibwa reflects on her cultural heritage and the ways her background shapes her current work. Jennifer is the Co-Founder of Plant Lady Juice Co. in West Atlanta, GA, and reflects in this interview about her professional journey. She discusses Rwandan traditions and food, gardening and herbs, family, and the African diaspora.

Twin sisters Kathy Anderson and Karen Bolding discuss their lifelong relationship with gardening, foraging, and interacting with the land. These early experiences inspired their careers in environmentalism and science as well as their work writing children's books about plants. Their goal is to make the outdoors accessible and exciting in particular for children of color.

Twin sisters Kathy Anderson and Karen Bolding discuss their lifelong relationship with gardening, foraging, and interacting with the land. These early experiences inspired their careers in environmentalism and science as well as their work writing children's books about plants. Their goal is to make the outdoors accessible and exciting in particular for children of color.

Martin Roseman reflects on his herbal elixir company, Altered, and on his intimate relationship with herbs. He shares about their healing properties, both emotional and physiological, and highlights his favorite plants throughout. Martin offers his thoughts around healing, land, and agriculture, and recalls his family�s story of land separation as Black people in the South. He ends the interview by bringing attention to the importance of symbiotic relationships in nature and how we can better ourselves by paying attention to them.

Martin Roseman reflects on his herbal elixir company, Altered, and on his intimate relationship with herbs. He shares about their healing properties, both emotional and physiological, and highlights his favorite plants throughout. Martin offers his thoughts around healing, land, and agriculture, and recalls his family�s story of land separation as Black people in the South. He ends the interview by bringing attention to the importance of symbiotic relationships in nature and how we can better ourselves by paying attention to them.

Former Black history professor and current farmer Nancy Dawson discusses the history of agricultural practices in her native state of Kansas in addition to Illinois, Kentucky, and more. She highlights the process of doing urban farming and reconnecting African Americans with farming and land. On a personal level, she discusses her own family - particularly her great-grandmother who escaped slavery - and their relationship with the land and agriculture.

Former Black history professor and current farmer Nancy Dawson discusses the history of agricultural practices in her native state of Kansas in addition to Illinois, Kentucky, and more. She highlights the process of doing urban farming and reconnecting African Americans with farming and land. On a personal level, she discusses her own family - particularly her great-grandmother who escaped slavery - and their relationship with the land and agriculture.

Allard Robert tells about his work in the garden and how he incorporates the Boy Scouts that he mentors. He reflects on being in the Navy and growing up in Coleraine, Massachusetts. He shares memories of his grandmother and how those shape his love for gardening, and discusses crops that he grows and garden practices.