Melanated Growers, Inc.

06/09/2026

📍 Alabama

06/04/2026

Do you watch gardening cartoons with your child?

06/04/2026

Baby, this is the after. 😂

This pile was way bigger, but we already started using it on the farm because I was too excited to wait.

Now let’s talk about palm mulch.

Some folks see palm mulch and get stuck on how it looks. They want that cute, even, store-bought mulch.

And that’s fine.

Go buy the cute mulch then. 😂

With ChipDrop, you get what you get. You don’t grow a fit.

You don’t pick the type. You don’t pick the time. If the arborist drops it, you take the whole load.

Around here in South Florida, palm mulch is part of the area. It came from here. It makes sense here. And I love it.

It may not look fancy, but the benefits are still there. It helps hold moisture, cover the soil, feed organic matter back in, and keep this hot ground from cooking everything alive.

The only real issue is looks, and baby, we’ll be alright.

Palm mulch is for me. 🌴

Grow with what you got, cousin.

ChipDrop

05/29/2026

📍 Georgia Middle/High Schoolers

Calling all middle and high school students! 📣

Fort Valley State University’s College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology is excited to offer AgDiscovery this summer. Supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this hands-on program gives students a first-hand look at the many exciting and rewarding career paths in agricultural sciences. Learn more at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/careers/students-grads/agdiscovery. Email [email protected] to receive an application packet.

Program dates: July 13-17
Deadline to apply: June 15

05/26/2026

How awesome

05/22/2026

Cousin, post your garden. 🌱

Post it loud.
Post it proud.
Post it even if it’s one pepper, three herbs, and a tomato fighting for its life.

Our people have always grown food, shared food, saved seed, and made a way with what we had.

Don’t let nobody make you feel small for showing what your hands helped grow.

People post mess every day.

Your harvest ain’t mess.
Your harvest is memory, skill, patience, and proof.

Share this with somebody who needs to stop hiding their garden wins. 🌿

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