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LEE ALLEN is an award-winning reporter of both electronic and print media and a struggling backyard gardener .
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 .
GRUBBYCUP has been an avid indoor gardener for more than 20 years . His articles were first published in the UK , 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 .
KENT GRUETZMACHER is a Denver-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 .
CORY HUGHES is a former police officer turned full-time commercial grower in Denver , Colorado .
MONICA MANSFIELD After owning an indoor garden store for 5 ½ years , Monica sold the business and started a seven-acre homestead with her husband , Owen . Monica is passionate about gardening , sustainable living , and holistic health . She writes about these topics and her homestead adventures on her blog thenaturelifeproject . com .
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 .
AMY STOREY is the content coordinator at Bright Agrotech , a company that manufactures vertical highdensity farming equipment . Amy and the Bright Agrotech team provide modern growers with ZipGrow technology to build a fresher , more distributed food system .
CHRIS BOND is the manager of the McKay Farm and Research Station at Unity College in Maine . His research interests are with 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 , where he got his start in growing .
WILEY GEREN is a passionate writer , teacher , researcher , and entertainment enthusiast . A graduate of Florida State University with a bachelor ’ s degree in English and business , he researches and writes gardening articles with gardeninminutes . com and technical / academic / creative pieces for Circa Interactive . He is from central Florida where he continues to contribute meaningful , quality content alongside his regular Disney column , The MT Lott Expert .
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 .
PHILIP MCINTOSH is a science and technology writer with a bachelor ’ s degree in botany and chemistry and a master ’ s degree in biological science . During his graduate research , he used hydroponic techniques to grow axenic plants to study the uptake of metals by roots . He lives in Colorado Springs , CO , and teaches mathematics at Challenger Middle School .
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 .
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 .
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 7 October 2017
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