Professional POV

Host Haley Nagasaki (Garden Culture Magazine) talks with industry OG Steven Gallo—inventor of CubeCaps (2007) and now mushroom grower—about scaling gourmet fungi in Farm Anywhere container farms and launching the Lion’s Mane Steak Company. IN THIS EPISODE• Why containers: hyperlocal, year-round production with tight environmental control • CubeCaps origin story: reducing water & fertilizer use...

Haley Nagasaki sits down with cultivator Genevieve Newton for a grounded, on-the-field look at scaling outdoor cannabis with quality and culture. From smudging on Indigenous Peoples Day to fixing tractors and riding out heat, wind, and rain, Genevieve shares how she’s building a resilient, team-first program at Mera Cannabis’ Countryside Farm in southern Ontario. What you’ll learn:• Outdoor at sca...

Author and Appalachia-based forager Whitney Johnson (Go Forth and Forage) joins Garden Culture Magazine to make mushroom hunting FUN, safe, and totally non-intimidating. We cover beginner FAQs, easy IDs like turkey tail, why knowing your TREES matters, how to journal finds, ethical harvesting, and Whitney’s favorite wild eats—from chanterelle cream sauce to hedgehog “winter chanterelles”… and even...

Join Haley Nagasaki for an in-depth conversation with Jackson “Mean Gene” from Mendocino County—a pioneering cannabis breeder who’s been shaping seed culture since the late ’90s. In this episode of Professional POV by Garden Culture Magazine, Mean Gene pulls back the curtain on: • 🌱 Mendocino’s early medical gardens: From hidden “gorilla” grows to the rise of medical cannabis in the ’90s • 🧬 See...

Alexandre Gauthier, VP of R&D at Quebec LP Origine Nature, is an award-winning cannabis cultivator and world-renowned cannabis expert from Montreal. Here's his take on indoor Integrated Pest Management (IPM) applications for Garden Culture Magazine's latest series, Professional POV.Hosted by Haley Nagasaki, Strategist at Garden Culture Magazine. 00:00 – Introduction 01:02 – Systems in...

Reggie Weedman is a Humboldt flower breeder committed to preserving genetic diversity with regenerative farming. Hear he became an award-winning cultivar and why full-spectrum effects matter. Hosted by Haley Nagasaki, Strategist at Garden Culture Magazine. 00:00 – Introduction 03:49 – Origin story 07:46 – The process of phenohunting 10:03 – Legacy roots to mainstream recognition 11:11 – Overcoming...