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CHRIS BOND is the manager of the McKay Farm and Research Station at Unity College in Maine . His research interests include sustainable agriculture , biological pest control , as well as alternative growing methods . He is a certified permaculture designer and certified nursery technician in Ohio and a certified nursery professional in New York .

JOSH GEROVAC is a horticulture lighting consultant at Fluence Bioengineering . He has spent the last decade working in controlled environment agriculture , from growth chambers to commercial greenhouses . His research and practice is focused on the influence of light intensity and spectral light quality from sole-source LEDs . He has a BSc in horticulture production and marketing , and a MSc in horticulture science , both from Purdue University .

KENT GRUETZMACHER is a California-based freelance writer and the west coast director of business development at Mac & Fulton Executive Search and Consulting , an employment recruiting firm dedicated to the indoor gardening and hydroponics industries . He is interested in utilizing his Master of Arts in humanities to explore the many cultural and business facets of this emerging industry by way of his entrepreneurial projects .

DR . LYNETTE MORGAN holds a 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 several hydroponic technical books . Visit suntec . co . nz for more information .

CHRIS MICHAEL is a Co- Founder at Bright Agrotech , the global leader in vertical farming equipment design and technology . He believes strongly in the power of local farmers and small businesses to impact their communities in meaningful ways . Chris and the Bright Agrotech team provide modern growers with ZipGrow technology and tools like Upstart University to build a fresher , more distributed food system .

ALAN RAY has written five books and is a New York Times best-selling author . Additionally , he is an award-winning songwriter with awards from BMI and ASCAP respectively . He lives in rural Tennessee with his wife , teenage son and two dogs : a South African Boerboel ( Bore-Bull ) and a Pomeranian / Frankenstein mix .

SARA ELLIOTT is a professional writer with extensive horticultural knowledge acquired through theoretical study and practical experience . You can find her gardening and lifestyle pieces in print and online .

ERIC HOPPER ’ S past experiences 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 .

CORY HUGHES is a former police officer turned full-time commercial grower in Denver , Colorado .

NOUCETTA KEHDI is the co-founder and administrator of General Hydroponics in Europe . Noucetta got involved in hydroponics in the early 1990s and in 1996 , she moved to the southwest of France where she took care of a greenhouse educating herself on all things hydroponics .

SHANNON MCKEE lives in Ohio and has been a freelance writer for several years now , including on her blog , whyiwah . blogspot . com . Nicknamed by loved ones a garden hoarder over the past few years , she grows a wide variety of plants in her urban garden .

FRANK RAUSCHER is a certified horticulturist and consultant for the hydroponic and landscape industry with a background in product development . Frank is a member of the Southern Nevada Landscape Association and active in the Southern California green industry , where his focus is drought-tolerant xeriscapes . He specializes in discovering the “ root-cause ” of plant stress .

BRYAN TRAFICANTE is one of the co-founders of gardeninminutes . com , where he and his family have one mission : making it easier for people to build and grow great gardens . They ’ re the inventors of the Garden Grid watering system , crafters of modular garden beds , and share their time-saving gardening advice on Facebook , Pinterest , and their blog , aptly named Easy Growing .

VOLUME 19 – NUMBER 2 May 2017

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BARBARA SHAW gardens , writes and makes junk art in Oregon . She has degrees in zoology , physiology , and journalism , writes about science , health , growing , and energy management . She also delights in reading , cooking , photography , eco-travel , and has visited 60 countries . Married to a sports journalist , she embraces grandmotherhood .

AUSTIN YEANY has been professionally involved in the agriculture and hydroponics industry for five years . He operates a business known as VGSorganic , where he engineers custom-made gardens . He is also currently studying agricultural science .

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