From the Dirt Up: What Trees Can Teach Black Women About Growth

Growth doesn’t start with the bloom. It starts underground.

When we founded The RARE Collective, we rooted it in a powerful truth: before a tree shows any sign of life above ground, it spends time in the dirt.

Quietly. Consistently. Developing deep roots.

That’s us.

We are seeds. We are roots. We are branches stretching toward light.

And our healing, our growth, our leadership, it all starts in the places nobody sees.

So if you’re feeling unseen right now, don’t panic. You’re not failing. You’re rooting.

within The RARE Collective and start growing with intention. From seed to fruit, you are becoming.