contributors
Chris Bond is the horticulturist at Case
Eric Hopper has more than 10 years
of experience in the hydroponics
industry as both a retail store manager
and owner. He continuously seeks
new methods and products that could
help maximize garden performance.
Eric resides in Michigan where he and
his family strive for a self-sufficient
and sustainable lifestyle.
Nichola Moffat is a passionate writer
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.
Casey Jones Fraser owns Garden
Dr. J. Benton Jones, Jr. has 50
Dr. Lynette Morgan holds a
Grubbycup has been an avid indoor
Russell Landry is the former vice
president of the Great Pumpkin
Commonwealth and its competitive
weigh-off sites held worldwide. He
is the current president of the Giant
Vegetable Growers of Ontario
(gvgo.ca). Russ grows giant pumpkins,
tomatoes and squash. He has written
numerous articles featuring methods to
increase vegetable size and fruit yield.
Christopher Sloper is the author
of The LED Grow Book. His bachelor’s
degree in chemistry, MBA, ownership
of two hydroponics stores and
decades of gardening experience
have taught him to question the
status quo and experiment for
himself when gardening indoors or
out. Christopher would rather discuss
the food meter than the food mile.
Skye Hanke is a third-generation grower.
Dr. Robert Linderman is a retired
Harley Smith is the director
Grove Organics in northern Kentucky/
Greater Cincinnati. He has a degree in
communications and electronic media.
He believes that indoor gardeners can
achieve the highest-quality crops and
maximum yields when proper science
is applied. Since 1998, Casey has been
testing various nutrients and supplements
in search of outstanding harvests.
gardener for more than 20 years.
His articles were first published
in the United Kingdom, and since
then his gardening advice has been
published in French, Spanish, Italian,
Polish, Czech and German. He is also
considered one of the world’s leading
authorities on crochet hydroponics.
For the past 15 years, he has worked
with indoor gardening companies on
brand development and product design
with a special focus on new technology
development. His industry experience
has allowed him to identify and solve
problems that occur in indoor gardens
and he has designed several custom
processes to help growers increase
productivity and consistency.
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.
research plant pathologist and former
research leader at the USDA-ARS
Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory
in Corvallis, Oregon. He is also a courtesy
Professor Emeritus at Oregon State
University. He’s been in the industry
for nearly 50 years and is currently the
science guy for two companies: Plant
Health, LLC and Santiam Organics, LLC.
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.
B. 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 five
hydroponic technical books. Visit
suntec.co.nz for more information.
of research for Oregon Global
Distribution. 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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