Colah B. Tawkin

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Colah B. Tawkin
Born
Ticole Smith
CitizenshipUSA
OccupationPodcaster, gardener, entrepreneur
Known forBlack in the Garden podcast
Website https://blkinthegarden.com/about

Colah B. Tawkin, born Ticole Smith, [1] is an American entrepreneur, gardener and podcaster, whose podcast Black in the Garden reached the Top Ten of Apple's Home & Garden Podcasts.

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Career

Tawkin is a former professional truck driver. [2] She began her broadcasting career in 2019 after she noticed a gap in the market for a podcast at the crossover between horticulture and Black culture. [3] [4] [5] Since its launch, Black in the Garden has reached the Top Ten of Apple's Home & Garden Podcasts and it was an Apple featured podcast in Black History Month in 2021. [2] Tawkin's work aims to increase the representation of Black people within the world of horticulture by providing a platform to enable the voices of Black farmers and garden enthusiasts to be heard. [6] She cites Toni Morrison and Fannie Lou Hamer as inspiration for the "black gardening experience" her work represents. [1] New York City Food Policy Centre recommended Black in the Garden to audiences who want to explore "historical and contemporary impacts of race and culture on [the] food system". [7]

Personal life

Tawkin is originally from Jacksonville, Florida. [2]

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