MEET THE TEAM
TIM SMITH
Co-Founder
Tim Smith is a graduate of Oberlin College and Boston College Law School. He taught in the Boston and Newton Public Schools for a decade. Prior to teaching, he worked at John Hancock Insurance Company on a class action lawsuit. He has worked on the business since January 2015 when his passion for growing plants took over his house. Tim completed a training with Nelson and Pade on Aquaponics, but ultimately microgreens grown in soil with sunshine became his passion. Currently, he is a co-owner of We Grow Microgreens, LLC. He won second place at the Boston Flower Show for an Olive and Jade tree, and second place for the Shade Category of the City of Boston’s Garden contest.
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LISA EVANS
Co-Founder
Lisa Evans holds a BA from Tufts University, a MAT from Simmons University and a MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Massachusetts. She taught for the Boston Public Schools for twelve years. She became fascinated with Microgreens after a visit to the Hippocrates Health Institute, and thus turned the home she shared with Tim Smith into their first greenhouse in 2015.
Through a grant from the Carrot Project, she worked with a business consultant to analyze the numbers for the business and prepared a business plan. She completed Interise’s Streetwise MBA seven-month certificate program endorsed by Boston University. Recently, she completed New Entry’s Sustainable Farming Project certificate business program for new farmers. Through SCORE's mentorship the business has thrived.
ANNALIN
Business & Design Intern
Summer/Fall 2025
As a third-year Northeastern undergraduate student majoring in Marketing and Experience Design, Annalin has been working on designing social media posts, product signs, and graphics for the weekly farmers' markets and social media accounts. Engagement has increased significantly due to her participation in our outreach program. Annalin also oversees much of the administrative, financial, and communication responsibilities at the farm. From routinely maintenance of our plants to assisting with the inner workings of running our small business, Annalin has played a great role in the operation of our urban farm. Her favorite plant here is our figs—she loves to eat them fresh with some greek yogurt and is interested in experimenting with making fig leaf panna cotta.
ANA
Horticultural Intern
Summer/Fall 2025
Ana is a third-year student at Northeastern University studying Environmental Science and Data Science. At We Grow Microgreens, she has become familiar with proper agricultural practices through her daily tasks of caring for our microgreens and other plants. She has learned a lot about microgreens, plants, and the ways that they can benefit us. Her favorite plant here is our gem marigolds! She loves to bake them into cookies as garnishes (they're edible flowers!).
MIKA
Graphic Design Intern
Fall 2025
As a third-year Northeastern student pursuing a combined major in Architectural Studies & Design, Anamika has been working on designing product signs and flyers for the weekly Farmers Markets, as well as hand crafted products to sell at these markets such as pressed flower garlands and coasters. We noticed a significant uptick in interest in our products due to the beautiful manner in which our new (and old) products were presented to customers. The greenhouse has been a great source of inspiration for her work, and she appreciates the opportunity to be creative in such a unique space. She has learned a lot about microgreens, plants, and the ways that they can benefit us. Her favorite product of ours is our fig leaves! She loves to make tea with our fig leaves by sun-drying them and simmering them with lime leaves.
