40 Under 40

Are You Prepared?

Welcome to 2018! Are you ready for it? I hope you had a joyous holiday season and that 2017 was a prosperous year for you and your business. I don’t know about you, but the... more »

Social Responsibility, Company Loyalty & Millennial Insights on Both

According to a study by Future Workplace, 91 percent of millennials don’t intend to stick with their job for more than three years.... more »

New Book on Organic Gardening to be Published

Mark Highland, founder of The Organic Mechanic Soil Company and a member of GPN's 40 Under 40 Class of 2017, has written a new book on Practical Organic Gardening. Organic gardening has been a popular gardening method for... more »

A Week in Paris Yields Timeless Inspirations

I find myself fortunate to be on the board of directors of Luxflora, a woman-led non-profit organization focused on building a network for women in the floriculture industry to connect, interact and ultimately inspire one... more »

Naming Names

On Nov. 1, 2017, we will begin to accept nominations for GPN’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2018. This is the seventh year that GPN has been recognizing the next generation of horticulture. Our previous... more »

Let the Nominations Begin

On Nov. 1, we began accepting nominations for GPN’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2018. This is the seventh year that GPN will recognize the next generation of horticulture. Our previous six classes are filled... more »

From Grower to Builder: Why It Matters to Start by Thinking About the End

As the head grower of BrightFarms’ Capital Greenhouse farm in Culpeper, Virginia, I’m intimately involved with my crops from the moment they’re planted until the day they’re harvested and packaged for grocery store shelves. Every... more »

Creating Passion Outside the Industry

Running is one of my passions. I haven’t always been a runner though. In fact, I didn’t start running until I was in graduate school. What prompted me to start? A friend was rehabbing a... more »