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KEVIN FRENDER has been growing indoors under artificial lights in Colorado for over 25 years , using every commercially available lighting technology along the way . Over the years , he has grown thousands of different kinds of plants , from lettuce , peppers , and tomatoes to mangoes , orchids , and water lilies — all without the sun . Over four years ago , Kevin turned his hobby into a full-time job when he joined Black Dog LED .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 and a Pomeranian / Frankenstein mix .
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