Better Life Academy

Holistic education and empowerment hub in St. Louis. Nurtures youth, families, and adults through learning, wellness, and workforce programs. Bridges education with real-world skill-building. Transforms neighborhoods, generations, and inherited strength into thriving Black excellence.

Adiva Naturals

Richmond-based Black-woman-owned skincare and haircare company. Blends ancestral wisdom with modern wellness to nourish the body and inspire community empowerment. Thriving here is a combination of purpose, persistence, and rooted holistic action.

Chakra Chow

Chakra Chow is a vibrant raw-vegan culinary experience created by a husband-and-wife duo redefining what living foods can taste like. Known for their artistry with texture, flavor, and presentation, they turn raw fruits, vegetables, and herbs into crave-worthy creations that feel indulgent yet deeply nourishing.
Raved about for dishes that are “shockingly flavorful,” “beautifully fresh,” and “the best raw food I’ve ever had,” Chakra Chow proves that conscious eating can be both healing and exciting. From their colorful wraps and raw burgers to decadent plant-based desserts, every dish celebrates creativity, vitality, and connection to the Earth.

Black Urban Growers

Karen Washington is a Bronx‑based food‑justice pioneer who co‑founded Rise & Root Farm and the organization Black Urban Growers. Her work reclaims urban land, designs food‑producing landscapes in underserved neighborhoods, and educates communities about food sovereignty and edible landscape design.

Pine House Edible Gardens

Founded by Leslie Bennett, Pine House is a Black‑owned, women‑led landscape design/build firm specializing in edible gardens that are both beautiful and productive. They support accessible garden design through an equity‑pricing model and the “Black Sanctuary Gardens” project, offering design + harvest + maintenance for homes and communities.

Earthseed Native Landscaping & Edible Gardens

A worker‑owned co‑operative led by Black and Brown land‑stewards, Earthseed designs and installs edible landscapes in the Chicago area with an ethos of food‑sovereignty, biodiversity and community revitalisation. They transform traditional lawns into spaces that nourish land, people and pollinators.

Journei Bimwala

Journei Bimwala is a Bronx-based forager, educator, and land steward devoted to reconnecting Black and Brown communities with ancestral foodways. Through her platform Each One Carry One, she hosts immersive nature walks, urban foraging workshops, and community healing gatherings that center sustainability, self-reliance, and spiritual ecology. Her work blends practicality with reverence—teaching city dwellers how to see the wild abundance that still surrounds them.

Silk The Farmer

Candise mixes small-scale farming, urban foraging and joyful public feasts — teaching people how to find and prepare wild edibles while making outdoor food education accessible and fun.

Nzingah Oniwosan

Haitian-American holistic health consultant, 500-hr yoga teacher, plant-based chef, model, and award-winning artist. Founder of Yes Baby I Like It Raw, Nzingah fuses food, art, and ancestral wisdom to help others heal naturally—drawing from her own recovery from autoimmune illness. A speaker, educator, and co-founder of Impact Hub Port-au-Prince, she teaches through Sankofa’s Child and partners globally to uplift women, wellness, and culture.

Ancient Artery

Shemayah Clemons is the intuitive heart behind Ancient Artery, a holistic brand rooted in ancestral wisdom and plant-based healing. Through her apothecary creations and teachings, she helps others reconnect with nature’s medicine, inner peace, and the art of living in divine balance.

Our Thrifty Abode

Jennifer curates cozy, character-filled spaces through OurThriftyAbode, where vintage décor and secondhand treasures find new life. Her work redefines “home” as a place of sustainability, creativity, and care—showing that mindful decorating can honor both the earth and the stories objects carry.

Elephant In My Room

Elephant In My Room is a Washington‑D.C. vintage boutique dedicated to “saving grandma’s clothes” and re‑circulating curated style with sustainability and soul. Located at 806 Upshur St NW, it offers community learners and style seekers a mindful alternative to fast fashion.

Ecolorena

Lorena James blends art, design, and sustainability to create lasting environmental impact. She leads workshops, events, and public speaking on conservation, environmental justice, and invasive species management, helping communities turn creativity into action.

Curly Chemistry

Founded by cosmetic chemist Tonya Lane, Curly Chemistry bridges science and natural hair care. She educates communities on hair health through chemistry-based insights, empowering people to love and understand their curls from the root.

Azure Farm

Annette Thurmon’s Azure Farm is a homestead rooted in simplicity and sustainability. Through gentle stewardship of land and animals, she teaches natural living, food preservation, and the joy of a slow, intentional life.

My Vegan Kitchen Life

Founded by Michelle Beckles, My Vegan Kitchen Life shares plant-based recipes and nourishing food ideas for mindful living. Michelle’s creations make vegan cooking approachable, flavorful, and rooted in care.

Paradise Park ATL

A wellness retreat center in Atlanta designed for rest, rejuvenation, and reconnection. Offering holistic gatherings and immersive healing experiences, it serves as a sanctuary for personal and communal renewal.

Miyah Johnson

Miyah Johnson, known as The Girl With The Curls, celebrates natural hair through authenticity and self-expression. Her platform uplifts hair as heritage—empowering others to embrace their natural texture with pride.

Mova Nature

Founded in Baltimore in 2020 by entrepreneur and wellness advocate Kelli Redmond-Bagby, Mova Nature is a Black-woman owned functional beverage and wellness brand. From its beginnings as a mobile juice bar, the company now offers thoughtfully crafted juices, herbal teas, and natural cleanses, alongside wellness pop-ups and educational workshops. Mova Nature’s mission is to make wellness social, accessible, and transformative—inviting community connection through conscious living and intentional sipping.

Inspired by Staci

Staci inspires women to embrace balance, self-worth, and purpose through a lens of holistic and intentional living. Her work encourages aligning daily life with inner peace, ancestral wisdom, and spiritual growth, empowering others to lead with authenticity and grace.