Compost, Cotton & Cornrows
Compost, Cotton & Cornrows is a podcast centering Black sustainability leaders across fashion, agriculture, wellbeing and beyond. Through storytelling, culture, and climate conversations, the show explores how ancestral wisdom and modern practices can cultivate regenerative futures. Hosted by Dominique Drakeford, each episode unearths powerful insights that shift the narrative of environmental justice.
Compost, Cotton & Cornrows
Latest Episodes
Episode 53 | Movement Lawyering with Raya Salter (aka Climate Auntie) on Climate Justice & Intergenerational Youth Leadership
In episode 53 of Compost, Cotton & Cornrows, Dominique sits down with energy justice attorney, activist and self-proclaimed "Climate Auntie" Raya Salter for an unfiltered conversation about what it truly means to fight for environm...
Episode 52 | Mary Annaïse Heglar on Climate Grief, Black Storytelling & Why the Future Depends on Honest Narratives
In this profound and deeply reflective episode of Compost, Cotton & Cornrows, Dominique sits down with acclaimed author, essayist and climate writer Mary Annaïse Heglar for a conversation about what it means to bear witness in a wo...
EPISODE 51 | What Style Remembers: Talia Bella on Fashion, Survival & Living Archives
In this deeply personal episode of Compost, Cotton & Cornrows, Dominique sits down with creative director, stylist, vintage curator and image consultant Talia Bella for a conversation that expands what sustainable fashion can truly...
Episode 50 | What If Science Could SANG? Environmental Scientist Jordan Ayanna on Music as Climate Education
What if the scientific method had a soundtrack? In this inspiring episode of Compost, Cotton & Cornrows, Dominique sits down with Jamaican American artist, environmental scientist and educator Jordan Ayanna (better known as The...
Episode 49 | Beyond the Classroom: André Ware on Urban Beekeeping, Experiential Learning & Expanding Life Saving Opportunities for Youth
In this expansive episode of Compost, Cotton & Cornrows, Dominique sits down with André Ware, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Bee U NYC, an organization using urban beekeeping as a gateway to environmental education, leadership develop...