Want to Start Your Own Garden? Here are 5 Black Gardening Influencers Who Can Help

As you begin to take their health more seriously or continue on your path to wellness and improve the way you eat, starting your own garden may have crossed your mind. According to recent news, your idea may be right on time.

Why Start Your Own Garden?

In a recent report, studies show that the nutrient content of fruits, vegetables, and grains have experienced a measurable decline in recent decades. Yahoo News says, “One study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition analyzed 43 different garden crops (mostly vegetables) and found “statistically reliable declines” in six key nutrients — protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin and ascorbic acid — since the 1950s. The biggest drop (38%) was in riboflavin.”
According to researchers, a phenomenon called “nutrient dilution” is to blame. Along with pollution, certain farming practices, including monocropping (growing one type of crop) and the use of synthetic fertilizers take essential minerals out of soil.

Thinking of growing your own garden but don’t know where to start? Here are a few of our favorite Black influencers with a green thumb. Click the name to view their Instagram page.