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5081 S Production Dr.,
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goldleafhydro.com
months in business
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WHEN BLOOMINGTON’S ONLY HYDRO STORE closed
last fall, former employees saw an opportunity to fill the
void and made the move to open their own store. Just a few
months after opening, Goldleaf Hydroponics owners Kyle
and Monica Billman, and store manager Roger Emmick, are
loving every minute and already thinking of growing.
W
hen their beloved hydro store, Worm’s Way, closed September 2016 in
Bloomington, Kyle and Monica Billman, along with Roger Emmick, decided to
turn a new leaf. It turned out to be a golden addition to the city’s hydro community.
Emmick had been the store manager of Worm’s Way and had hired Kyle, a
loyal customer, while going to Indiana University, after he graduated in 2014 in
a temporary role until he found something in his field of linguistics. Monica was
employed at the university after graduating from IU.
When Worm’s Way closed, the three looked for a way to keep the store’s
legacy going and fill a void left by the closure.
“It was really important to us as Worm’s Way team members to continue
Worm’s Way’s legacy and continue providing these much-needed products to
our community,” says Kyle. “Since 1985, Worm’s Way had practically created and
sustained the entire industry right here in Bloomington. Roger and I personally
had fostered relationships with these customers for more than 12 years and,
shoot, we needed somewhere to shop, too.”