FROM THE
editor
jessica raymond
Improving your quality
of life can be as simple
eating better or taking the
time to relax by enjoying a
hobby. If that hobby happens
to be indoor gardening,
then you’ve come to the
right place for inspiration
and ideas on how to make
that hobby more enjoyable
and more beneficial to you and
your family’s health or all of the above.
By experimenting with and enjoying
the benefits of indoor gardening, you
can live a simpler, healthier and more
satisfying life. The articles this month
focus on your well being through
hydroponics and how to increase the
healthful properties of the food and flowers
you grow.
Our writer’s delve into new phenomenons
in indoor gardening and show you new and
philosophical ways of looking at growing. This
issue is also jam-packed with great how-to articles,
contributors
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Erik Biksa first appeared in Maximum Yield in December 1999, and
in 2000 the first “Ask Erik” column was printed. Erik has contributed
dozens of in-depth articles to Maximum Yield since. The “Ask Erik”
column has assisted many gardeners by providing answers to a wide
range of growing questions.
Brian Johns is driven by his passion to change the way people
Lee McCall graduated from Johnson and Wales University in 2005
with an associate’s degree in Applied Science with a concentration
in Culinary Arts. Culinary school opened the door to research and
work with hydroponics and indoor gardening. Lee has represented
The Big Tomato, the leading indoor gardening company in Colorado,
since 2005.
Paul Cronk, the inventor of Adjust a Wings and Super Spreaders,
holds a Bachelor of Science and with majors in ecology and
chemis try. As owner of Hygro International, he holds three
international lighting, reflector and heat manipulation patents.
With over two decades of experience in horticultural lighting as an
environmental scientist, he has spent significant effort maximizing
the efficiency of lighting systems and improving their energy
consumption.
Jose Luis Pinheiro Bartolo is the President and Chief Executive
Roland Evans is lifelong gardener and CEO of Organic Bountea. As
Evan Folds is president of Progressive Gardens, A natural approach
Benjamin Pererra is a freelance writer based in Montreal, Canada.
Armed with a degree in English Literature and an educational
background in geology, he launched himself into the world of
technical editing and writing, logging over 15 years of experience in
researching and writing articles on subjects as diverse as business,
fashion, human rights and museum-related technologies.
Officer of Biobizz Worldwide Inc., which he launched in 2002. Thanks
to his expertise in strategic business and creativity in direct market
models, Biobizz Inc. is now a global leader in the production of
organic fertilizers and soil mixtures in the hydroponic industry. He is
passionate about maintaining a business philosophy that identifies
with the organic market and providing the highest service and
perfectionism that comes direct from his heart and is projected to all
aspects of his life.
land care company, and Progress Earth, all located in Wilmington,
NC. With a degree in biology and religion, Evan’s interests include
making sense of food production and bringing awareness to the
myriad injustices we collectively perpetrate upon ourselves as a
society, including empty food, municipal water fluoridation and
spiritual intolerance. Evan is also a board member on the Progressive
Gardening Trade Association.
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shorter reads, news from USA and
the world and an entire section on
products and technologies that are
all-new this month.
The 2009 Indoor Gardening Expo
tour dates have been announced
with shows this year in Kelowna,
BC, Canada (May 30, 31), San
Francisco, California (July 25, 26)
and Orlando, Florida (November 7, 8). Each expo will have
it’s own unique theme and will offer new and exciting
venue activities. The Indoor Gardening Expos offer the
most amazing opportunity to see first hand the leading
products available for the industry. For more information
on exhibiting or attending visit www.indoorgardenexpo.
com or call us at 1-250-729-2677.
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think about agriculture. With a long family history in farming, Brian
grew up understanding the true relationship between people and the
planet. He is focused on every element of natural food production
from seed selection to consumer consumption, from soil to hydroponic farms. Brian has made a career out of his passion. He owns
and operates Happy Family Farms in Flint, Michigan where he resides
with his wife and business partner, Becky, and their three children,
Sara, Stephen and Noah.
a student and teacher of Holistic Systems, he actively promotes an
ecological approach to cultivation using the Soil Food Web. Trained as
a psychologist, Roland also writes on the interface between gardening and personal growth.