Speaking Events

What people are saying about Linna's workshops:

"Linna is an awesome, knowledgeable and beautiful gardener."
-Juanita from Purcellville, VA

"Not only is Linna very professional and knowledgeble but also quite effervescent!"
-Janis from College Park, MD

" I wanted to thank you so much for your presentation.  You are such an inspiration! I have 2 kids, work full time, and have thought there is no way I can start growing my own veggies, but you've made me see that it's possible. I am definately going to give square foot gardening a shot."
- Marcia from Herndon, VA

" Excellent speaker!  The presentation was very informative and I am really excited to start my square garden!"
-Nicole from
Arlington, VA

My goal is to get people excited, intrigued, and motivated to garden through a fun and creative presentation style. 

Upcoming Events:

See Chicama Run for upcoming workshops and classes. 

Looking for references? I have spoken at the following locations:

• April 2011- Square Foot Gardening Presentation at Burgundy Country Day School
• January 2011- Square Foot Gardening 101, Master Gardener's Meeting
• July 2010- Workshop on Wild Edibles in College Park, MD for the College Park Committee for a Better Environment
• May 2010- Spoke at Arlington Public Library to a 'Meet-up' Group on Creative Gardening Techniques for small spaces
• May 2010- Square Foot Gardening Demonstration at the Purcellville, VA Community Market
• April 2010- Presented on Food Gardening 101 at a Booz Allen Hamilton Earth Day Event
• April 2010- Presented on Creative Gardening Techniques for the College Park, MD Committee for a Better Environment in College Park, MD
• January 2010- Spoke at the Loudoun County Sustainability Summit http://www.lccss.org/GLF/
• April 2009- Spoke at the Booz Allen Hamilton Earth Day event "Growing your own Food- No Matter your Space or Time"
• May 2009 - Vertical Gardening demonstration at the opening day of the Summer Farmer's Market in Purcellville, VA
• April 2009 - Vertical Gardening demonstration at the Round Hill Community Gardening Ground Breaking Ceremony (tips on how to use vertical gardening and how to construct a bamboo vertical support)
• February 2009- Appeared on the Emril Green Show as a expert on Indoor Gardening:  http://planetgreen.discovery.com/videos/emeril-green-2-indoor-gardening-tips-from-the-expert.html
• December 2008 - Guest on cable TV show on local eating.  Cooked up a dish with home-made queso blanco cheese and swiss chard

Contact me at vafoodscaper@gmail.com if you are interested in having me speak at your event!