Lisa Taylor is a freelance garden speaker, educator, consultant and author of the
Maritime Northwest Garden Guide, 2 nd ed. and Your Farm in the City: An Urban Dweller’s
Guide to Growing Food and Raising Animals. She is a Master Composter and a pioneer
in Children’s Gardening. Lisa has been teaching people of all ages to garden organically
for 30 years.

She is passionate about teaching people of all ages how to grow their own food and
make the most of their landscape. Lisa’s vision is to make the world a better place by
teaching people where their food comes from and how to grow and eat it. She does this
through classes, writing, coaching and consulting.

As a landscape consultant and coach, Lisa likes helping clients identify plants and
creatures as well as find the best location for edible garden elements. Lisa’s expertise in
edible landscaping includes annual vegetables, edible perennials, edible natives,
culinary herbs, edible flowers, and plants for pollinators. She can also provide guidance
on soil building, composting, watering and integrated pest management. Lisa enjoys
helping clients reimagine their space so it can become a thriving productive space that
provides beauty, biodiversity and fresh, organic food.

For Lisa, eating is the main reason for growing plants.

Lisa is available for one-on-one food garden coaching and landscape consultations. She also offers a wide range of educational programs in-person and virtually. Lisa’s online edible gardening courses for adults, children and educators can be found on her website.