contributors
Chris Bond is the horticulturist at Case
Chris Durand grew up in California’s
Eric Hopper’s past experiences
agriculturally rich central valley,
where his love of plants blossomed.
He currently works as a controlled
environment specialist for the University
of California, Davis, where he focuses
on optimizing nutritional strategies and
environmental conditions for a wide
variety of unique research crops.
within the indoor gardening industry
include being a hydroponic retail
store manager and owner. Currently,
he works as a writer, consultant and
product tester for various indoor
horticulture companies. His inquisitive
nature keeps him busy seeking new
technologies and methods that could
help maximize a garden’s performance.
Dr. J. Benton Jones, Jr. has 50
Kyle L. Ladenburger is a passionate
Russell Landry is the former
Lacey Macri works as head of sales
Nichola Moffat is a passionate writer
Dr. Lynette Morgan holds a B.
Sally Nex is a gardener and
Dr. Mike Nichols is a retired
university lecturer and an honorary
research associate in the College
of Sciences at Massey University,
New Zealand. He speaks extensively
at conferences for international
organizations such as the United
Nations, and also writes and consults on
a range of intensive horticultural topics.
Harley Smith is the director of
Western Reserve University in Cleveland,
Ohio. His primary role is coordinator of
the university’s Farm Food Program. His
research interests are beneficial insects,
biological pest control and alternative
growing methods. He is a certified
permaculture designer and nursery
technician in Ohio and a certified nursery
professional in New York.
years of experience growing plants
hydroponically. He is an Emeritus
Professor at the University of Georgia,
Athens, and has authored eight books
and written articles for magazines
that deal with hydroponic issues.
He currently has his own consulting
company, Grosystems, Inc. Dr. Jones
lives in Anderson, South Carolina.
at CleanGrow, focusing her time on
business development within the
company. She received a bachelor’s
degree in communications and
psychology from the University of
California, Davis, in 2011, where she
worked at the California Aggie student
newspaper on campus.
garden writer living in Somerset
in southwest England and has
been growing fruit, vegetables
and herbs to feed her family yearround for more than 20 years. Her
articles and advice have appeared
in national gardening maga zines,
newspapers and websites.
indoor and outdoor gardener. He
is also a freelance garden writer.
With nearly 10 years of experience
in the industry working for Age
Old Organics, he is well versed in
numerous growing methods with a
focus on soil health.
who’s been churning out words for
the past eight years. In her spare time
she loves nothing more than getting
lost in a good book and tending to her
collection of orchids.
vice-president of the Great Pumpkin
Commonwealth and the current
president of the Giant Vegetable
Growers of Ontario (gvgo.ca), a
non-profit organization dedicated
to growing giant vegetables for
competition. He grows giant
vegetables including pumpkins,
squash and tomatoes.
Hort. Tech. degree and a PhD in
hydroponic greenhouse production
from Massey University, New
Zealand. Lynette is a partner with
Suntec International Hydroponic
Consultants and has authored several
hydroponic technical books. Visit
suntec.co.nz for more information.
research for NPK Industries. A
veteran in the hydroponics industry,
Harley has more than 18 years of
consulting and educating experience.
He is regarded as an expert on plant
nutrition and organic bio-stimulants,
performing research and new product
development in the US and Europe.
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