Meet the Mad Growers
Our customers quickly become our friends - and that’s how we like it!
Everyone at LOTUS is or has been a mad scientist grower - decades of experience between us - touching every facet of growing!
You name it, we’ve grown it. Come chat with us!
The Dream Team
We’re a core group of growing entrepreneurs that never sit still. If you ask us what we’re working on, it’s always something different
See more about us below
Brook Sheffield
Founder
Brook is the definition of a mad scientist - boundless energy and 13 experiments going on at once. You have probably met Brook at an expo, in the store with his dogs, at a lecture or presentation - or in the sky at his newest venture - PINNACLE PARAMOTOR.
Mushroom Cultivation. Hydroponics.Aquaponics.Off-grid Living. Hemp
Projects: LOTUS - Smoky Mountain Medicinals - Pinnacle Paramotor
Adam Galles
Co-Owner/CFO
Adam is a proud new father, Asheville music lover, and master grower/consultant with his hands on the pulse of every aspect and new tech of cultivation. He is a fantastic friend, family man, with a professional problem solver.
John McDonald
Manager
John is a husband, father, and the heartbeat of the Asheville store. The man with the plan who keeps all our customers happy and keeps everyone’s farms and businesses crankin! If you call, you’re probably going to get to meet John. Come say hi to him and his furry companion at the store - Annie Pearl!
Alex Corey
Consultant - Garden/Microgreens
Alex is LOTUS’s resident garden designer, permaculturist, microgreen grower, and Health Coach. Give LOTUS a call and ask for Alex if you need some hands on help or to save yourself some time growing nutrient-dense food to feed you & your family.
Microgreens - Garden Design - Food Forest - Health Coaching