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contributors Grubbycup has been an avid indoor Eric Hopper’s past experiences Kyle L. Ladenburger is a passionate Russell Landry is the former Dr. Lynette Morgan holds a 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. Frank Rauscher During his many Jeremiah Robinson lives two 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. 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. 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. vice-president of the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth and its many competitive weigh-off sites held worldwide. He is now the current president of the Giant Vegetable Growers of Ontario (gvgo.ca). Russ publishes the GVGO Growers’ Vine newsletter. years of service in horticulture, product development and sales, Frank has performed innumerable visits to landscapes to facilitate a correction for struggling plants or assist with new design. He also writes for Southwest Trees and Turf and The Green Pages, is the owner of Garden Galaxy and manages several websites. He has four children and eight grandchildren. indoor and outdo or 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. 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 magazines, newspapers and websites. lives. By day, he’s an energy efficiency engineer for a large firm. By night, he designs cold-climate aquaponic systems for Frosty Fish. Creator of the Zero-to-Hero DIY aquaponics construction manual and writer of the frostyfish.com blog, he dreams of raising fish on the moon. Harley Smith is the director of 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. Become a Maximum Yield contributor and have your articles read by readers everywhere. Maximum Yield is the largest free-to-consumer indoor gardening magazine in the world. Every issue is available on maximumyield.com, which gets thousands of unique visitors monthly. ON THE WEB 2015 Grow Like A Pro Tour Heads to Seattle The first stop on Maximum Yield’s 2015 Indoor Gardening Expo Tour will be Seattle, Washington, on March 7-8 at the Washington State Convention Center. Saturday will be an industry-only event, with the general public welcomed all day on Sunday. For sponsorship opportunities and the latest Expo news, visit indoorgardenexpo.com. 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