018 Flowers Are Essential Like Bread and Eggs - ROKSANA TRZECINSKA talks about RokaBringsFlowers

ROKSANA TRZECINSKA set up her flower business RokaBringsFlowers only a few months ago just as the lockdown was lifting in London. It is a project entirely self-powered by Roksana and her bicycle. She buys her flowers from New Covent Garden Market, and also creates small posies of wild flowers from Roots and Shoots - £1.00 of every bunch sold goes to the charity.

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Roksana suffers from a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) relating to the fear of contamination from bacteria and infection. In this current time of conflicting information on the coronavirus, Roksana has pushed herself to embrace her fears and get out there to start her own floristry business after being made redundant.

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Roksana is an inspiring woman. She is originally from Poland and has forged a life for herself in London. She has been prepared to retrain, find solutions, face her fears and get into the community to earn an independent living.

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You can find Roksana and her flower stall outside Cable Bakery in Kennington on Fridays from 9am-3pm and at Camberwell Market on Saturdays from 10am-2pm - she would love to see you anytime for a chat!

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As well as working as a tailor at Little Black Knickers, Roksana also produces greetings cards, creates her own music, sings and prodcues animated videos to promote her business. Check out the links below to her instagram and youtube feeds and all other links mentioned in the podcast - where possible.

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Instagram: @rokabringsflowers

YouTube: Roka's Music

Roka's videos can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JPXCk2qLSU&list=PLYqERiO2XLKCiQuxmV20edcV9p6B-Bb2g

Little Black Pants: www.lbpclub.co.uk

Cable Bakery: @cablebakery

Roots and Shoots: www.rootsandshoots.org.uk

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Music in order of play:

1. Travelling Through Podcast jingle by @mariskamartina

2. Will you buy by Roka's Music

3. Everyday by Roka's Music

4. Cherry Tree Lullaby by Roka's Music

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I'm your podcast host Emma, and this is The Travelling Through Podcast: The London Pull (Autumn Series) www.travellingthrough.co.uk

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