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👩🏾‍💻Entrepreneur and founder of @blackgrowthuk
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🌱💚 AND THAT’S A WRAP!

Harvest Wellness Festival 2026… you SHOWED UP! 🥹🙌🏾

To everyone who came to eat, shop, dance, learn, play, try something new or simply spend the day with us!

THANK YOU. This is what community looks like. 💚

A huge thank you to our traders, facilitators, creatives and supporters who helped us bring the day to life:

Traders all tagged below

@ajanovaorganic @RoseandHerb @flakiesfashion @health.and.holistics @sincerelynude @plantspaceltd @dear_katiopae @thehiphopfarmers @brotherjoeskitchen @greensoulgrace @dacostajoynaturals 🌱✨

And of course, BIG love to the @blackgrowthcic team and everyone who worked behind the scenes to make it happen. 🫶🏾

Every conversation, every purchase, every workshop, every dance, every little one running around the park, all 20k steps we all did individually 😂 it all mattered.

Yesterday was a reminder of exactly why we do this.

More growing. More wellness. More joy. More community. 🌱💚

Until next time…

Video created by @candicechenade

#HarvestWellnessFestival #BlackGrowthCIC #BlackJoy #CommunityWellness #SouthLondon taken in Myatt's Fields Park by @tashapencil

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21 days ago

🎉 *The Harvest Wellness Festival turns 3!* 🎉⁠
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*🌾 Including the Black Farmer’s Market, nature and wellness workshops*⁠
📅 Sunday 27th September⁠
📍 Myatt’s Fields Park, SE5 9RF⁠
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Join us for a day of FREE family-fun, full of connection, wellbeing, harvest, nature, creativity, culture and community.⁠
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Expect to find Black growers, artisans, wellness facilitators and entrepreneurs. Explore our variety of workshops in an open clear-air space for a vibrant day that reconnects us with the land and people.⁠
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Here’s what to look forward to:⁠
🌱 Black-owned businesses & makers⁠
🥕 Fresh produce, locally grown & pesticide-free
🧘🏾‍♀️ Yoga
💃🏽Zumba
🛼 Skating⁠
⭕Hula Hooping
🪘Afrikan Druming
🍽️ Caribbean street food with vegan options ⁠
🎶 DJs & live broadcast with @vibesfm⁠
✨ Natural crafting workshops including 🫟 👕Customise your own tshirt with indigo dying techniques.
🏰Bouncy Castle
🎨 Face painting by @kekesparties

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‼️ We encourage you to book a FREE ticket to help us continue keeping these events free for our community. Every booking helps us demonstrate demand to funders and increases our chances of securing funding to make the experience even better! 💚⁠
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We can’t wait to welcome you. 💚⁠

Editing: @candicechenade
#BlackFarmersMarket #BlackFarmers #Wellness #London #MyattsFieldsPark taken in Myatt's Fields Park by @tashapencil

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a month ago

Wishing all the beautiful mothers a Happy Mothers Day! To the amazing @tashapencil, the founder and MOTHER of Black Growth CIC. To our driven, yummy mummy Co-Director that brings all the passion - @obiepearl. Both women have contributed enormously to bring this organisation to life as well as giving birth in the past year to beautiful children 🌼

Thank you to all the Mothers and families that have visited our events, donated, poured into us and collaborated with us. Our hearts are with those finding this time currently unbearable and hope you find comfort through memories of anyone you’ve lost.

📸: @larissa.brwn

☀️ 💛 taken in London, United Kingdom by @tashapencil

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7 months ago

**Black Growth 2025 Wrapped** ⁠
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You showed up. We grew. Community stayed on repeat.⁠
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🥕 **12-week veg scheme launched**⁠
🌱 **350kg of produce grown**⁠
🤝 **27 community organisations collaborated with**⁠
🏡 **11 community days on our land**⁠
🎉 **3 large-scale events hosted**⁠
🥬 **6 new products dropped** (chutneys, pickles & kimchi on heavy rotation)⁠
⭐ **+ MORE!⁠
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Top genre: **Growing**⁠
Most played mood: **Collective joy**⁠
Biggest achievement: **Growing food + consistency**⁠
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Thank you to everyone who planted seeds with us, pulled up, cooked, shared, learned and dreamed. ⁠
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Same mission — even louder next year. 🔁✨⁠
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#BlackGrowth ⁠
#2025Wrapped ⁠
#blackfarmersmarket ⁠
#blackfarmers⁠
#blackfarmersuk⁠ taken in London, United Kingdom by @tashapencil

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10 months ago

Please use the links in my bio to donate to fund raising efforts from my sponsored walk for the community of Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, Jamaica, affected by Hurricane Melissa.

You can also use the Eventbrite link in my bio sign up for the fundraising walk from Battersea Park to Central London (approx. 8km) this Saturday 22nd November.

Thanks for watching, reading and supporting 💖💖💖 taken in London, United Kingdom by @tashapencil

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a year ago

🎉 Black Farmers Market is BACK 🎉⁠
Sunday 21st September | *Wellness Festival* | Myatt’s Fields Park⁠
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We're bringing the vibes, the flavours, and the community spirit once again! Come celebrate Black farmers, makers and saviours at this year’s Black Farmers Market 🌱🖤⁠
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Expect:⁠
🛍️ Black-owned businesses⁠
🧘🏾‍♀️ Yoga + sound healing⁠
🎤 Live performances⁠
🛼 Skating⁠
🍽️ Street food⁠
🎶 DJs & live stream powered by @vibesfm⁠
… and so much more!⁠
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This is more than a market — it's a movement.⁠
Let’s celebrate land, culture and community together 💚⁠
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💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚⁠
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#blackfarmers⁠
#blackfarmersmarketuk⁠
#blackfarmersmarket⁠
#blackowned⁠
#blackbusinesses⁠
#marketgarden⁠
#gardening⁠
#farming⁠
#blackfarmer⁠
#agriculture⁠
#vegan⁠
#vegetarian⁠
#london⁠
#croydon⁠
#food⁠
#recipe taken in Myatt's Fields Park by @tashapencil

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a year ago

👀 WE’RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH MULTIPLE TASKS DURING OUR BLACK FARMERS MARKET CIC EVENTS ON:⁠
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🗓️ Sat 13th September 2025⁠
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️ ⏰️ Options to help pre / during / after an event happening from 12-8PM⁠
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📍Atlantic Road in collaboration with @brixtonbid - a legendary road, expect joy, culture & community vibes all day long!⁠
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*__ AND/OR__*⁠
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🗓️ Sun 21st September 2025⁠
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️ ⏰️ Options to help pre / during / after an event happening from 11-6PM⁠
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📍@myattsfieldspark- a beautiful family friend park for all people, pets, and wildlife.⁠
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↪️ Expenses paid: This includes travel (up to £15) and a £15 food voucher for refreshments.⁠
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🔗 Please follow the link in our bio and select 'Volunteer Application' for more details on how to apply.⁠
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📩 Please complete the short application form:
https://forms.gle/o6UaYYnkZZQnFZjj7

OR you can send us a dm or email for more info - info@bfmarket.co.uk⁠
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⚠️ Please apply by midnight on Wed 10th September.⁠
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💞 Give a HUGE thanks to previous volunteers of our events. We appreciate you a lot and hope you can make it again to join us for a fun day filled with celebrations and good vibes. ⁠ taken in London, United Kingdom by @tashapencil

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a year ago

📣 Yooooooo my people 📣

Come down to my FARM 🧑🏾‍🌾

This Saturday 6th September 11:30-18:00pm at Roots Allotments Site, Meadow Hill Fields, CR5 2QQ

We have a fun line up of music, drumming, games, competitions, raffle, tours, talks and a huge BBQ.

If you miss it you can't tell me you weren't invited.... by @tashapencil

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a year ago

🌽 Harvest Festival at Meadow Hill Fields 🌾

A day to gather, give thanks, and share in the joy of the season.

We'll have the beat of the drum, spoken word, good food fresh from the fire, and voices from the land sharing stories of growth.

🌻What to expect:

Drum and spoken word with @kmt_may KMT & @rhythmic_roots_dance_and_flow Rhythmic Roots 🪘

- Panel conversations with growers and community food folk 🎤

- BBQ massive thank you to whitemencantjerk, taco truck, artisan stalls, and plenty to eat 🍔

- Bake off, veg awards, raffle, and a whole lot of laughter 🍰

Every ticket supports Black Growth CIC's market garden 🧑🏾‍🌾 helping seeds, soil, and community to thrive.

📍Meadow Hill Fields

🗓️ Saturday 6th September, 11:30-18:00

🎟️ Free tickets in the bio

Come with an empty belly, leave with a full heart. by @tashapencil

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a year ago

Hello, we are **Black Growth CIC** 👩🏾‍🌾🌿

Officially rebranded.

A BIG THANK YOU to,
Creative Agency & Funders: @thenest_uk, @_hannah_bowman & @jessica_abiss
Designers & Developers: @designprintbind
Illustrator: @yolandemutale
Videographer: @zzearthling
Creative Director: @larissa.brwn

Keep an eye on this space as we’ve got exciting things happening this year. Visit our website and sign up to our newsletter via our in link in bio to be the first to know about our exciting projects this year! 🔗

Also, please vote for what you think our tagline should be in the poll below ❤️

🍎🍓🌱🥔🥕🥦🍄🥜🌰🧅🧄🌶️

#farming
#blackfarmers
#urbanfarm
#farm
#marketgarden
#farmers
#blackowned
#blackbritish
#blackgrowth
#marketgarden taken in London, United Kingdom by @tashapencil

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2 years ago

Sorry for the radio silence for the past few months, we’ve been working…

We couldn’t be more thankful to @thenest_uk for their support and for funding the rebrand with their AMAZING designers @designprintbind, especially with the right capacity we have a as a team. A BIG THANKS to @larissa.brwn!
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We had a hardworking year last year and in 2025 we can’t wait to take you on a beautiful journey of growth, justice and change. You may know us as Black Farmer’s Market CIC but...⁠
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...You can call us Black Growth CIC now ☺️⁠
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🍌 🍑 🥔 🥕 🍊 🥦 🌽 🍄 🫛 🥬⁠
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#blackfarmers⁠
#blackgrowth⁠
#blackbusiness⁠
#ukfarmers⁠
#britishfarmers⁠
#agriculture⁠
#farming⁠
#growers⁠
#food by @tashapencil

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2 years ago

Dear Community, ⁠
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Sadly, we will not be hosting our annual event next month.⁠
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We need YOUR voice to join the fight for our vibrant Black Farmers Market! We’re asking @lambeth_council to designate Brixton Station Road as the home for our market events, where diverse growers and businesses thrive. ⁠
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Your signature can help preserve a vital space for our growers and vendors to showcase their amazing work. ⁠
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We NEED help from:⁠
✊🏿 Businesses that have traded at our events⁠
✊🏿 Growers that have sold produce at our events⁠
✊🏿 Anyone individuals and families that have attended our events⁠
✊🏿 Brixton locals⁠
✊🏿 @lambeth_council⁠
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🖊️ Sign the petition now and stand with us in support of Black Farmer’s Market CIC.⁠
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The link is in our bio! 🔗⁠
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#SaveBlackFarmersMarket ⁠
#SupportLocal ⁠
#Brixton⁠
#Community by @tashapencil

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