Nelson ZêPequéno of @blackmenwithgardens
@zznelsonzz
@zznelsonzz
REV On Air: How To Find Hope in Community with Nelson ZêPequéno of Black Men With Gardens
In this episode we have a conversation with Nelson ZêPequéno who shares his passion for creativity, community and climate which he channels through his online platform, Black Men With Gardens. Nelson uses his power of communicating and bringing people together to change perspectives and encourage them to live a life more connected to nature and surrounded by greenery. Nelson hosts floral workshops through his creative studio, Sustain and uses his past experience in production to offer creative services designing and installing immersive activations for events using natural materials.
This Podcast episode is brought to you by our friends at Wilder!
“As an artist I’m not going to sit around waiting for somebody to create something for me. That’s my job. If I can envision it, if I can think about it, if it’s a challenge, then it’s my job to think of a creative solution for it. And Black Men with Gardens was my way of doing that.”
Nelson ZêPequéno
About Black Men With Gardens:
Black Men With Gardens is a digital platform founded by Nelson ZêPequéno in 2017 which highlights the powerful stories of Black men connecting to nature through agriculture and art resulting in a community of over 150,000+ supporters.
With a background in entertainment & event tech, Nelson ZêPequéno has always viewed creative production as an avenue for exploration. Honing his creative practice as a production designer, he now works with companies and nonprofits to design, build and install art, activations and events.
Nelson’s current creative practice weaves together art, culture & community as he facilitates workshops, provides a unique perspective on sustainability through public speaking engagements and project management as a creative producer.
“We all just want to live positive impactful lives and the positive impactful life can be an individual coming up with a creative way of living their life and sharing that with other people in their community.”
Nelson ZêPequéno
Merci To Our Sponsor For This Episode!
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Useful links for this episode.
@zznelsonzz on Instagram.
@blackmenwithgardens on Instagram.
The Sustain Creative Studio Website.
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