I’ve been gardening since the first grade, when my parents gave me my own plot to tend in our backyard. I planted a butterfly bush, and quickly fell in love with nurturing a living organism, and the microcosm I discovered above and below the soil. I befriended every slug, butterfly, honey bee, and worm that crossed my path. Since then, my passion has shifted to houseplants, with an emphasis on Aroids. 

In 2023, I walked into a maker's market, and asked them where they got their plants. Within about 10 minutes, the idea for "Little Root" - named because of my love for propagation and the zeal I experience when I see that first "little root" emerge - was hatched, and I began selling at that maker's market the next week!

I "handmake" about 75% of my soil by tending multiple indoor vermicomposts, rejuvenating "spent" soil, and hand preparing “orchid bark” for chunky soils from found (and sterilized!) wood. I also love to find and repurpose "non pots" - such as tooth brush holders, decorative teapots, mugs, candle stick holders, etc. - to use in my indoor garden.

Additionally, I maintain a clean up crew for my salamander and crested gecko, breeding isopods and springtails, as well as creating my own leaf litter!