Weare not all the same. With each profile, BlackFlora so beautifully captures the essence of what we embody as Blackdesigners and farmers and the many facets of our professions. Black Flora explores the heart behindwhat we do by highlighting some of today's dynamic flower artists and farmers.-- Valerie Crisostomo, President and CEO, Black Girl Florists Anentrancing book that's more than a book -- it's the gathering of acommunity. Black Flora lifts up our ancestors' relationship tothe earth while profiling today's most exciting florists and farmers with zing,curiosity, and a depth that's long overdue. -- Chantal Aida Gordon, Co-Founderof The Horticult and Co-Author of How to Window Box I believe Black Flora , like any art, creation, orwork by Black people, is steeped in and deeply fertilized by the culture andexperience of those who create and develop it. It celebrates the joy andexuberance of shared cultures and bloodlines as well as the past and presentexperience of being Black in America and the world. -- Pilar Zuniga, Ownerand Lead Designer, Gorgeous and Green; Host of @floristsofcolor Black Flora is an incredibly exciting, joyful and healthy gift to usall as it offers page after page of inspiring Black flower artists and thebeautifully wide-ranging flowers we create! Reading the "flower journeys" ineach of the featured profiles reminds me so much of the experiences I wentthrough to find my own path with plants and flowers; the stories are alsorefreshing proof that there are so many wonderful and unexpected routes tofinding our way to beauty in this world.

We Black flower farmers, gardeners anddesigners are lighting the way for each other and for the world. -- Leslie Bennett, Ownerand Creative Director, Pine House Edible Gardens; Co-Author, The Beautiful Edible Garden ; Founder andInstallation Artist, Black Sanctuary Gardens.