Nkoula Badila, Author at Mindful.org -

Nkoula Badila is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, gardener, and community activist from Hudson Valley, New York. She is also the founder of Grow Black, a project created to educate Black and Brown Hudson community members about the importance, and Ancestral healing, that comes with growing their food. A strong advocate for sustainable living, Badila has Learned how to farm on many lands like Mexico, Belize, Haiti, Congo, and California giving her a wide insight into the relationship of people tending to land.

Compassion

What Planting a Garden Taught Me About Self-Care and Community

For Nkoula Badila, cultivating and caring for plants is a way to connect not only with nature, but also with herself, those she loves, and her history. She reminds us that sometimes, what we need most is to give ourselves the right conditions to thrive. Read More

Nkoula Badila

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