The 85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean - aGROWKulture | BLACK MARKET w/ Karlous Miller

Episode Date: February 26, 2025

Karlous Miller learns more about aGROWKulture, an urban farm in Atlanta! More info: @agrowkulture  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I said, you need to clap. Yeah, you know what I'm saying? Like, you need this. But that's where I come in at is because I get straight to the point. Where's the money? Where is the money? I need you on my team. Yeah, where is the money?

Yeah. Because I know y'all got it, you know, so where is it and what we need to do is it? You got a big settlement for the black farmers. Yeah, so. A couple billion. No, 2.2, exactly. Teach me to gay. So just what they did before they made that announcement about a year and a half ago,

they had people to go to like the black farmers and say hey was you ever discriminated against but it had to be before 2019 absolutely you know so before 209 you know so we just get the reparations but if you had a farm or you was trying to have a farm before 2019 and you filled out the paperwork but this thing Paperwork was a hundred page low. So you know us, for one, we ain't trying to read. But two.

That's a lot of paperwork. That's a lot of paperwork. Somebody filled it out. Somebody filled it out. So what they ended up having to do was hire people to go sit with these old farmers, old black farmers that's like, I don't want the government in my business anyway

to go line by, what's your name, sir? What's your date of birth? the birth what's your story but when was you discriminated again uh who did it somebody made a bunch of money feeling that's paper listen that was a whole yeah that was a whole listen um listen y'all ready yeah we're ready we're ready all right well let's get started then welcome back to the black market now we have a lot of guests here on the black market but we got some very special guests with us today. Now correct me if I'm wrong, this is one of the youngest farmers in America or Georgia? Both. Georgia and the nation. Well, since

Georgia's in America, yeah, yeah, yeah. One of the youngest farmers in the whole nation. Now I'm sitting here reading all the credits. This is amazing. We got a whole child prodigy in here with us today. Ms. Kendall Ray Johnson, whoo-woo. And you got your mom with you today. Yeah. It's Ursula Johnson. Yeah. Then we got pops behind the scene. Yeah. You know, we're a team.

We got the Johnson family in here with us today, man. On the black market. How y'all doing? We good, man. We're good. We try to get, you know, Ms. Kendall to get her products together and actually start teaching other kids how to become young farmers or in the young agricultural list and getting their agriculture you know, gang.

How did all this start? So, this started when I was three years old. My great grandma... Three years old? Yeah! It was all started when I was three. It evolved started when I was three. So my great grandma Kate taught me the cognitive story,

which is take the top of the... You eat, you normally eat the top of the college. and for the bottom way. But what she did, she took the collard green base and put it back in the ground. And it started regrowing. And I thought that was really magical that I was just growing like that.

Hmm. It might be magical. Yeah. Then you just took it to a whole other level. Yeah, I took it to a whole other level. So I took all the seeds that I come from a whole other level. that I could find in the house and put and planted on our patio porch and we had believe it or not oh gosh that's a pun I won't I won't talk too many plans but

okay well did you grow so I I grew tomatoes peppers cucumbers you name it i grow it see that's and that's not easy like a lot of people don't have a green thumb i have two green fun exactly exactly i'm sitting here looking at all the tv shows you've been on you've been on the news CNN and fox and everywhere everybody want to talk to you michelle obama mentioning your name what does this feel like It feels amazing. Yeah. It feels amazing.

I'm just, my mind is blown. Now, Mom, what is it like having a child prodigy that's taking over the agricultural world? Oh, that's so, you know, we jumped in head first. Right. Again, this was something that her great grandmother was teaching all of us. She kind of ran with it. We was just like, I don't know about that.

They did believe me. No, we didn't believe that it will grow, like if you put a collard green stem, basically, the base of it in a pot, it'll regrow some collard greens. I was like, nah, I think you gotta have some seeds, grandma. You know, but it did happen. And how I feel about her just being in this space, I think is wonderful because here you have a young black girl,

you know regardless of her being black she's the youngest period um she's in a lane where she can teach other kids she's in a lane where she's teaching other adults um and it's is mind-blowing for her because it's going over her head but for mom and dad you know we're just like dang you know like she really been doing her resume is off the chain like before before you think it ain't it's a whole pain before 10 years old right you you've met VP Kamala Harris like handshake have conversation you know you've been mentioning you know with um for first lady Michelle Obama like that right there is just like I'm gonna tell you what really got macaro's Sesame Street all my life I wanted to be on

history i thought i was like history right so i'm just like dang baby you're doing it you know really is we're real proud of yeah nikolitan everything now i wanted to get some gardening tips from you because a lot of people go and watch what tips can you give people on their gardening and how they can get some some good tomatoes and good fruit going so so i would say get some soil Oh, and less of sunlight and water. What is the easiest plant? Could you tell Mr. Carlos what's the easiest plant to grow for most people? Mm-hmm.

The easiest plant to grow is a tomato plant. A tomato plant is very easy to grow because, no, a lot of people don't know, but tamil plants can grow roots up its stem. Mm-hmm. They grow roots up the stem. Mm-hmm. And it only takes like three to four weeks, I mean, I mean a month, for it to grow. Now what's the easiest fruit to grow? I want some fruit.

Well, I can tell you. They're not really... What are the blueberries? Yeah, probably a blueberry. Or strawberry. Yeah, strawberries, the strawberries, the number one, easiest fruit. Okay, that's where I started. Yeah.

We can do you some strawberries. And maybe we can get Mr. Carlo started on his very first, you know, small garden. Yeah. You're okay with that? Maybe that's impossible. Yes. Yes. I would get you started on your own little garden.

Thank you. Yes. Now see, you teach me how to farm will be a farmer for life. Absolutely. We were supposed to bring you a gift, but we left it on, get your table. Somebody going to eat it. Actually, that would be true because the dogs, I have the dogs. It's gone.

It's gone. Well, I don't think it's going to be, but we'll definitely make sure that you get you. Yeah, we'll send you to you a basket. Let me something to sit on the table for Thanksgiving. Yeah, listen. And we're going to get you some fresh honey. You like honey? Oh, absolutely.

Yeah, I have an apiary. Really? Yeah, I have an aviary. You're just going to take over the whole food industry, huh? What advice would you give to some of the younger kids who might be watching this? Hmm. Some advice? Some advice.

Well, I would say, I would say, get started on what you want, on who you want or what you want to be. That's good advice. Mm-hmm. Or just keep growing. She, the puns never stop. They don't. Now, you know, we had to tell her that, you know, I was like, Mr. Carlos is a comedian.

And all throughout the house, you know, she likes to do these bee ponds and egg salient ponds. And so she said, if I don't, if, you know, if farming don't work out, I won't be a comedian. I can see a lot of similarities in there. Yeah, she said she was going to be a convenience. But she had some questions for you. You got questions for me?

So I, so one of my questions is, how did you get started being a comedian? Being a silly kid. Yeah. Coming up with my own puns and making people laugh. That's how I started. It started when I was very young. very young. I always used to make all the adults laugh. So I kind of always been a comedian. Mm-hmm. Yeah. I think that you and me has something in common.

Okay. I think so. I think you might be, you're sharp though. Yeah. Yeah. Believe it or not. I believe it I believe it I believe it I believe it I believe it because I'm looking at your work your work speaks for itself even if I didn't everybody else already does you have been verified right three-year-old farming prodigy how much time do y'all spend on average outside in the I'm going.

So like an average, oh, go ahead. So, mom will usually stay inside. Mm-hmm. Me and dad go outside. Oh, okay. So usually her schedule, they wake up, they'll go spend a couple of hours in the morning time when the sun haven't hit yet. It's hot. You know.

Yeah. As time goes by, the sun gets to blazing. Absolutely. to cooking. Absolutely. So yeah, we kind of stick away from like that 1130-ish to maybe about like 3, 4 o'clock. So they'll do before 11, after 5. Sometimes me and my dad would take some breaks or something like that.

But once we're out there, we're focused on what we're doing. See, that's amazing, man. Y'all might have to write a book or something. Y'all probably raising the last generation of hardworking kids. And it's just, and it's like, it's a natural thing. It's not forced then. And she just really has a knack for it. Yeah.

That's amazing. Speaking of books, I have a book called I'm Growing Places. Another point. I love it. Would you even bring me one? Another fun? You want another fun from me? I'm going to have to get the book. You got to get the book, yeah.

Yeah. I'm telling you, we had a, we had some stuff for it. I'm talking about like from the T-shirt to the sustainable bag to the book. We had an jar of honey. I didn't press all this stuff up and I was like, okay, y'all, we can't be late. Can't be late. Let's go, let's go, let's go. We get our tails.

And I go, what's the contact? Because there's a lot of people who watch this show who are into the farming world. They've been sending us all kind of stuff. And I know they're going to want to connect with y'all and exchange goodies and things of that nature. What's the contact info? Where they can find you. So you can find me on my website on www. You got a whole website.

Mm-hmm. And... You're handling big business. And you can follow me on... On Instagram. Go to A.O culture. A, the word grow and cultural for K. Amen.

I think the kids gonna be all right. The kids are gonna be okay. Yeah, man. What grade are you in now? I'm in fourth now. How's that going? Going pretty good. She's homeschool.

Yeah, I'm homeschooled. Yeah, because you're really too smart to be. Yeah, I'm really smart. I know. I can tell by the puns, just to be able to even put that together. That is a whole other level of intelligence. Yeah. So, I got, I got the puns from, from the, from the, from the show you're on.

So, so, so, when, when, when my parents watch, watch, when, when your, when your, when my parents watch your, when you do all the positive stuff, I like to sneak in and watch with them. Oh, okay. See, I'm teaching. And then, I, I, I start making up my own puns. Just like you didn't. Come on. It's good. Go, girl.

What else you like to do? What are your other hobbies? Hmm. My other hobbies, sometimes when my friends got their basketball out, I like to do a little one-on-one. Oh, okay. You got hoop skills too? Yeah. Yeah.

So there was this one time where it was that a... It was at an outdoor event and there was a basketball hoop thing. Oh, okay. And I was ridiculously good at it. Okay. Okay. Let me find out you're gonna be hooping and farming it. What are you gonna do in the winter when it's too cold to go outside and farm?

Well, it was too cold to go outside and farm. We like to get some hot chocolate. Okay. We get some hot chocolate. We get some hot chocolate. Yeah. You know what? We just do everything.

Okay. We vacation. Yeah, we vacation. In the wintertime, we're going to take your vacation. Because that's the only time we're able to, when it's growing season, you know, it's growing season. She actually grows all the way up to Christmas. So January through March. What's in season right now?

now? We're transforming over to all the brassicas. That's your collard greens, cabbage, kale. I'm so glad you told me because I ain't want to end. I was just going to sit here and like, oh yeah, this is brassica seed, huh? They're looking for good brassicas. All of your rooted stuff, like your onions, your beets, your carrots, your potatoes. Like right now, what we haven't pulled up our eggplant butternut squash pumpkins you know stuff like that you can kind of do pumpkins I like how you just doing like everybody got pumped you know your pumpkins you know I got some very picked pumpkins like like I have some pumpkins like this big and there was one pumpkin that like super huge yeah super huge that's

dope yeah and I also have grown some watermelon's yeah oh I'm coming out to can I come out to the farm Yeah, the watermelon are not quite ready, but the pockets grew faster than I expected. She killing me with the best. I'm going to make sure everybody go to your website and support everything you got going on. It's so dope to see somebody your age, have a passion for something like that, and really just excel at it. We're so proud of you, baby girl. You got all the support in the world.

of support in the world. Anything you want to leave them with today? Anything that I want to leave here with today? A pun from you. Well, we've come to the end. I guess we should just make like eggs and beat it. Black market is open. The Johnson family is here with us today.

You ain't think I had to put it. Join I join I heart radio in celebrating the one year anniversary of IHart women's sports. With powerful interviews and insider analysis, our shows have connected fans with the heart of women's sports. In just one year, the network has launched 15 shows and built a community united by passion. Podcasts that amplify the voices of women. Sports. Thank you for supporting IHeart Women's Sports and our founding sponsors, Elf Beauty, Capital One, and Novartis. Just open the free IHeart app and search IHeart Women's Sports to listen now. I knew I wanted to obey and submit, but I didn't fully grasp for the rest of my life what that

meant. For My Heart Podcasts and Rococo Punch, this is The Turning, River Road. In the woods of Minnesota, a cult leader married himself to 10 girls and forced them into a secret life of abuse. But in 2014, the youngest escaped. Listen to the Turning River Road on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to Pretty Private with Ebeney, the podcast where silence is broken and stories are set free. I'm Ebeney, and every Tuesday I'll be sharing all new anonymous stories that would challenge your perceptions and give you new insight on the people around you. Every Tuesday, Make sure you listen to Pretty Private from the Black Effect Podcast Network.

Tune in on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. Your entire identity has been fabricated. Your beloved brother goes missing without a trace. You discover the depths of your mother's illness. I'm Danny Shapiro. And these are just a few of the powerful stories I'll be mining on our upcoming 12th season of family secrets.

We continue to be moved and inspired. by our guests and their courageously told stories. Listen to Family Secrets Season 12 on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an IHeart podcast.