Laura literally grew up in her family's greenhouse business, J.P. Bartlett's Greenhouse, and was expected to help out whenever she and her siblings were able with tasks like stamping labels with plant variety names on each pot, picking out plants for delivery, loading trucks, and of course, watering everything.
For her, working in agriculture means you never know what the challenges ahead will be and the best laid plans can change in a heartbeat. That said, it is a job she finds rewarding anything but routine.
Growing up, Laura's father would tell people that the only reason their family business survived was because his wife and her mother was running the business! She truly believes there is no job in agriculture that a woman cannot do!
Learn more about her family business, J.P. Bartlett's Greenhouse.