Laura Ruby
Owner/Founder, Landscape Designer & Consultant
Laura was born with a strong, inborn love of plants and animals. But it wasn’t until she earned her Permaculture Design Certificate in 2002 from Crystal Waters EcoVillage in Australia that she understood how to work with them sustainably, through whole systems design. After this experience, and graduating from the University of Colorado with an Environmental Science degree, she started working with the Growe Foundation, designing and implementing gardens at 14 elementary schools. While working here, she went back to school to earn a MBA from Green Mountain College. Through inspiring curriculum and seeing more and more children eating veggies that they grew at school, she started YummyYards to help families grow food where they live.
Jennifer Verprauskus
Landscape Architect
Jennifer is a North Carolina Licensed Landscape Architect #2064. She is also a North Carolina Master Gardener, landscape designer, and Permaculture Design Certificate Holder. She is the founder of Bare Root Designs in Asheville, NC. She is our go-to Landscape Architect when a project calls for one.
