Our Mission
Our mission at Farm Kits™ is to provide you with high-quality, high-value information, as well as plenty of inspiration to help you create the garden of your dreams. We are three garden writers, living in two different countries (Jessica is in the US while Niki and Tara live in Canada), having three very distinct growing climates. We each have our own unique knowledge base and areas of expertise.
We started Farm Kits in 2014 to provide gardeners of all abilities and experience levels science-based gardening advice and ideas. We grow our gardens not just for food or flowers, but to give us the opportunity to experiment, discover, and connect with nature. Providing gardeners with confidence and trusted information is what Farm Kits is all about.
On the site we enjoy covering topics on vegetable gardening, flower gardening, container gardening, houseplants, and garden maintenance, as well as sharing expert landscaping tips and ideas.
Our Writers
Jessica Walliser is a horticulturist and the author of seven gardening books, including two winners of the American Horticultural Society Book Award. She’s a former gardening radio show host and 20-year newspaper columnist who loves sharing tips for successful gardening, whether the focus is growing food or flowers. Her degree in horticulture is from the Penn State University, and she’s the former owner of a 25-acre organic market farm not too far from her current home in Western Pennsylvania. Read more about her garden and “bug nerd” status in Jessica’s full bio.
Niki Jabbour is the award-winning author of four food gardening books. A successful veggie grower (even in winter!) from Nova Scotia, Canada, Niki also writes for magazines like Fine Gardening, Horticulture, and Birds & Blooms. In addition to speaking at gardening events and botanic gardens across North America, Niki hosted The Weekend Gardener on News 95.7 FM in Halifax for 15 years. She is currently the garden expert for the radio show CBC Maritime Noon. Read more about her giant garden filled with an eclectic mix of vegetables in Niki’s full bio.
Tara Nolan is a garden, travel, and outdoor lifestyle writer who has authored two best-selling gardening books. She served as the award-winning web editor of Canadian Gardening magazine for six years. Tara lives and gardens in Dundas, Ontario where she now writes for media outlets such as the Toronto Star, CBC Life, Garden Making, The Globe and Mail, Reader’s Digest, and Canadian Living. Tara lectures widely at garden-related events and enjoys sharing her love of both gardening and mountain biking. Read more about her “raised bed revolution” in Tara’s full bio.
Notable Media Mentions
Farm Kits and its experts have been featured in a wide variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as on websites, radio shows, and podcasts. The lengthy list includes PBS, Real Simple, The New York Times (and here), The Washington Post, Hobby Farms, Garden Gate (and here), Fine Gardening (and here), Birds & Blooms, Horticulture, Martha Stewart, CBC Life, The Globe and Mail, (and here), The Joe Gardener Podcast Show (and here), Growing a Greener World, Buzzfeed, The Toronto Star, Country Living, and many more.
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To Reach Us
You can reach us by using the contact form on this site.
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The Farm Kits experts are also available for speaking engagements, radio segments, podcasts, magazine and newspaper interviews, and writing opportunities.
