257-Uncovering Black Garden History, with Abra Lee
The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l
Joe Lamp'l
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2022
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
When the history of American gardening is told, the contributions of Black Americans are often overlooked. My guest this week, horticulturist and writer Abra Lee, is working to rectify that, and she joins me to highlight a few of the little-known stories that deserve to be shared.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover |
| 0:08.7 | everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required. |
| 0:13.1 | And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, |
| 0:18.5 | Joe Lample. |
| 0:19.5 | Hi everybody, this is Joe Lample, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner |
| 0:23.8 | Show. |
| 0:24.8 | Today, we bring you another unique gardening-related topic for this show, yet one that |
| 0:29.8 | is as important as anything we've ever done. |
| 0:32.6 | Today we're talking with my friend, Abre Lee. |
| 0:34.8 | She's a passionate horticulturist who started a company a while back that she named Conquer |
| 0:39.8 | the Soil. |
| 0:40.8 | I love that name, and I especially love the meaning behind it once you get to understand |
| 0:46.1 | how she came up with that, and you will learn all about that as we get deeper into today's |
| 0:50.3 | conversation. |
| 0:51.6 | Along with Abre's impressive work in horticulture to date, she's been on a meteoric |
| 0:55.4 | rise in her career and company, thanks in large part to Abre being selected into Longwood |
| 1:00.3 | Gardens' prestigious fellowship program in 2019. |
| 1:05.1 | Since then, her world has changed, doors have opened, and her work and personal life |
| 1:09.6 | are filled with new and exciting opportunities. |
| 1:12.5 | Currently, Abre is combining her love of horticulture, her deep interest in history, and |
| 1:17.4 | her gift for storytelling, to shine the spotlight on some of Abre's most revered black horticultural |
| 1:23.3 | heroes from the past. |
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