Bertram Williams Jr.
Storyteller • Facilitator • Artist
Love God. Love your neighbor.

Following the success of our first Cultural Response Cohort, our Cultural Organizing team is excited to announce the expansion of this initiative. This year, we are welcoming two new groups of innovators to help shape and inspire our civic engagement narrative work.
Please join us in celebrating the members of our Spring Cultural Response Cohort: Bertram Williams aka Big Farma (@bertrambuilds), Candice Antique (@candice_antique), and Marlené Nansi Lopez, Public Artivista (@artfullmarlene)!
Cultural Response is a three-month initiative that unites a cohort of artists, culture bearers, and community organizers. Their mission is to amplify the voices and practices of those currently envisioning a more compassionate democracy. By developing short-form digital content rooted in world-building and joy, the program tests the capacity of art to expand our collective sense of what is possible.
Be sure to visit our Instagram page and YouTube channel this month as we begin rolling out their incredible work and introducing you to some true local innovators!
#CulturalResponseCohort

Birthdays be weird sometimes, don’t they? This year I’m feeling all the love, but last year though..
This time last year wasnt no celebration. I was hiding from myself and my loved ones, bouncing back from one of the toughest bouts with depression I’ve ever had to face. Fully sober. Shit was rough.
But going through that was one of the greatest gifts I never asked for.. witnessing the power of prayer and God’s grace like.. oh ok you ARE real and you AINT done with me. And mane…what a journey it has been since then..
#bigariesenergy♈️ 4/4

Birthdays be weird sometimes, don’t they? This year I’m feeling all the love, but last year though..
This time last year wasnt no celebration. I was hiding from myself and my loved ones, bouncing back from one of the toughest bouts with depression I’ve ever had to face. Fully sober. Shit was rough.
But going through that was one of the greatest gifts I never asked for.. witnessing the power of prayer and God’s grace like.. oh ok you ARE real and you AINT done with me. And mane…what a journey it has been since then..
#bigariesenergy♈️ 4/4
🌱 Seeds were planted last weekend at the Overton Park Greenhouse.
Neighbors came together for Sowing Seeds Together, guided by Everbloom Farmacy with special guest Rewild Memphis, to plant food and native plants while building new connections.
This is exactly what we hope the greenhouse becomes: aplace where Memphis gathers, learns, and grows together.
More to come.
@overtonparkgreenhouse
@everbloomfarmacy
#rewildmemphis
#SowingSeedsTogether #GrowMemphis #OvertonPark #Memphis
I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒
I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒
I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒
I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒
I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒
I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒
I love myself. I love you. You loving me back is just a cherry on top 🍒

I just want to show you how I feel 💛
🫂 @thebigwe
📸 @raphael_baker
🎵 @talibah.safiya “Inner Child”

I just want to show you how I feel 💛
🫂 @thebigwe
📸 @raphael_baker
🎵 @talibah.safiya “Inner Child”

I just want to show you how I feel 💛
🫂 @thebigwe
📸 @raphael_baker
🎵 @talibah.safiya “Inner Child”

There’s this yearning for the magic, a true lust for life that I can’t shake.
I ain’t got it figured out, but figure I’ll keep after it because it feels good, tastes sweet.

There’s this yearning for the magic, a true lust for life that I can’t shake.
I ain’t got it figured out, but figure I’ll keep after it because it feels good, tastes sweet.

There’s this yearning for the magic, a true lust for life that I can’t shake.
I ain’t got it figured out, but figure I’ll keep after it because it feels good, tastes sweet.

There’s this yearning for the magic, a true lust for life that I can’t shake.
I ain’t got it figured out, but figure I’ll keep after it because it feels good, tastes sweet.

There’s this yearning for the magic, a true lust for life that I can’t shake.
I ain’t got it figured out, but figure I’ll keep after it because it feels good, tastes sweet.

There’s this yearning for the magic, a true lust for life that I can’t shake.
I ain’t got it figured out, but figure I’ll keep after it because it feels good, tastes sweet.

There’s this yearning for the magic, a true lust for life that I can’t shake.
I ain’t got it figured out, but figure I’ll keep after it because it feels good, tastes sweet.

There’s this yearning for the magic, a true lust for life that I can’t shake.
I ain’t got it figured out, but figure I’ll keep after it because it feels good, tastes sweet.

There’s this yearning for the magic, a true lust for life that I can’t shake.
I ain’t got it figured out, but figure I’ll keep after it because it feels good, tastes sweet.
You learn something new every day. The Garden Way 🌸🎬
🎥 @byracheal + @rachealsgarden

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.
I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.
I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.

I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.
I know I know it’s always garden this and farm that. This shit is not aesthetic. This is maintenance.
Do I think the majority of today’s problems will be solved through the gardens and on the farms? Yes.
Am I an actor and storyteller at heart? Also yes.
Thats why I’m so in love with this season of possibility and the people I get to do life with.
We using art to break curses and write new verses 📖🎥🌱 It’s lit.
“We don’t need more LEADERS. We need more FACILITATORS.” -Mr. Sam Ballard (MEMPHIS, TN)
Tag the facilitators you know below👇
This garden workday was facilitated by @kathybrown_9, a family garden caretaker in the Barksdale Cloverdale neighborhood in Memphis, Tn.
Tag mid-south folks who are motivated to connect and grow 🤝🏾🌾
#memphis #memphisfood #urbanfarming #foodsecurity
🎥 @byracheal for The Garden Way 🌱 #thegardenway
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