The Rooted in Melanin Initiative

04/10/2026

FREE MULCH!

Earth Month is mulch month! Protect your trees from the summer heat by applying a layer of mulch. Mulch helps maintain soil moisture, insulates roots from temperature extremes, and provides nutrients as it breaks down. Come grab a bag of mulch and learn how to nurture and protect your new trees in the summer months.

📅: Apr 11 2026
⏲️: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
📍: H-E-B Oaks at Slaughter/IH-358801 S. Congress, Austin, TX 78745

Special thanks to H-E-B for their support!

02/25/2022

Update: Due to inclement weather the location of the seed giveaway has been moved to the front entrance of the museum. You can receive your seeds by going to the table in front of the museum too pick them up.

02/22/2022

We're having a seed giveaway this weekend! Join us at the George Washington Carver Museum and Library Gardens.

Comment any questions below!

11/30/2021

Last year your donations made on helped the Rooted in Melanin Initiative with a lot! We are so appreciative of you!

In 2021, we met many of our goals for . With your donations, we were able to purchase the following needed supplies:

Hardware
Garden tools
Organic transplants and seeds
Wood for our garden plots
Garden soil and amendments
Back end operational costs

With those supplies, RIM was able to provide a safe, educational, and comfortable learning environment for community members wanting to learn more about gardening.

For 2022, RIM has goals of using your donation to assist with funding paid internship roles such as a Social Media Coordinator and Site Coordinator role for a local community member or student. We also plan to continue using funds to support our community with garden resources.

We are so thankful for your support. RIM looks forward to showing the Greater Austin community how we can continue to learn how to immerse ourselves in the space of sustainable wellness and gardening!

Donate your gift here:

08/11/2021

We're saying goodbye to our South location on August 28th! We will still work and garden out of our other garden spaces and plan to transition to a new location soon! Stay tuned🌱✊🏾

03/25/2021

Tune in tomorrow to the Warfield Center's IG for a LIVE conversation with .AADS Assistant Professor Dr. Ashanté Reese and Tiffany Washington as they discuss the legacy and future of Black agriculture in Central Texas

Follow on Instagram now!

03/24/2021

Sign up link in bio!
🌱🌱🌱 It's time for something new!
Spring has sprung! This upcoming workday we're joined by Austin Chapter for a Seed Starting Party!

We will be starting seeds, making paper pots, mixing soil, and sowing in our garden beds. You can even bring your own seeds and newspapers if you want.

Sign up is required (even if you've been to our previous workdays we need to keep headcount).

Masks are required😷 like required required... So bring one along with some old newspaper, seeds if you have any, and get ready for a safe, informative meet up with us!

02/23/2021

this is a great idea especially for school teachers:

Welcome to a world of small everyday innovations that inspire green change.

01/22/2021

We're having a workday tomorrow! Link to confirm your attendance is in the bio!

We'll be adding some transplants to our garden for a quick, late-winter, harvest boost! (I think I just made a new garden phrase 😄) 🌱🥬🧅🌿✊🏿

01/05/2021

Every 2nd weekend of the month we have a workday at Casa de Oxumare to maintain the garden and learn something new!

As always MASKS ARE REQUIRED so bring one that's easy to breathe in 😌

We will be doing the following activities:

♻️Compost maintenance
🌱Sowing seeds
🧠Learning more about the needs of compost and directly sown seeds.

We hope to see you there! Spots are limited so we can maintain social distancing, so please sign up to confirm your attendance.

Sign up link in bio:
https://forms.gle/iMC1VLW7ju4ZE7EW6

This is a BIPOC space and event!
*Address will be shared after sign up.

01/01/2021

If 2020 was an overpriced tomato🥴
It's over and we got through it together 🍾🌱✊🏿
There are so many new beginnings coming! So much to learn together 🌱
Here's to another year of growing!🎉