Voices from the Dome
The people designing, building, and growing inside Growing Domes. The authors here write from years of direct experience with passive solar design, cold-climate gardening, and the unglamorous practical work of running a greenhouse through winter.
2 articlesLaura Hamilton
Moved to Pagosa Springs in 2022, joined Growing Spaces in May 2024. Background in ecology restoration, community gardens, and food banks. Master Gardener apprentice; serves on the Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership board.
- Gardening Advice
- Organic Pest Management
- Seasonal Gardening in a Growing Dome
- Community Greenhouses
- Greenhouse Plant Management
141 articlesGrowing Spaces
Catchall byline for posts written by Growing Spaces staff. Manufactured geodesic Growing Dome greenhouses in Pagosa Springs, Colorado since 1989, with 2,000+ installations across 50 states and 14 countries.
- Growing Spaces News
52 articlesTina Jones
Joined Growing Spaces in 2021 as a gardener; now on Marketing. Former gardener and Volunteer Coordinator at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens in Hawai'i. Grows native plants, herbs, berries, and vegetables at home.
- Gardening Advice
22 articlesLaura Dollar
A Pagosa Springs gardener since 2001, working through the area's challenging growing conditions. Previously contributed graphic design to the Geothermal Greenhouse Project. Joined the Growing Spaces team in spring 2024.
- Gardening Advice
- Recipes From The Garden
- Organic Pest Management
- Growing Dome Geodesic Greenhouse Kits
56 articlesShelby Lucero
BA in Environmental Studies from Fort Lewis College (2018). Joined Growing Spaces in August 2020 and has worked across several departments since. Grows year-round in a 15' Growing Dome at home with her husband.
- Gardening Advice
- Recipes From The Garden
- Organic Pest Management
- Seasonal Gardening in a Growing Dome
- School Greenhouses
- Backyard Greenhouses
4 articlesGary Hall
Acquired Growing Spaces in April 2025, continuing a 35+ year product legacy. Daily work on all facets of Growing Spaces informs his writing on passive solar design, dome engineering, and operations. B.S. Oregon State University
- Product Updates
- Growing Spaces Updates
- Greenhouse Design
- Greenhouse Technology
1 articleBart Eller
Bart is Executive Director of Paonia Soil Co. He's helped hundreds of growers tackle tough soil issues, combining permaculture, no-till, keyline, and other regenerative methods into one workable approach.
- Gardening Advice
- Soil & Compost
21 articlesLem Tingley
Lem and his wife Liz owned Growing Spaces from 2018 to 2025, having acquired it from founders Udgar and Puja Parsons. He's a mechanical engineer with a long career in Colorado manufacturing, based in Golden.
- Growing Dome Geodesic Greenhouse Kits
73 articlesKenzie Jackson
Kenzie was Marketing Director at Growing Spaces from 2019 to 2024, where she led content, email, and digital strategy. She studied marketing at Eastern Illinois University and continues to work in marketing today.
- Gardening Advice
- Growing Dome Geodesic Greenhouse Kits
39 articlesKesy Curtis
Kesy was on the Growing Spaces marketing team from 2015 to 2023, handling social media. On the blog, she wrote mostly recipes, with occasional company news and event updates. Eight years of bylined content here, much of it food.
- Recipes From The Garden
- Growing Spaces Updates
4 articlesAinslie Kincross
Ainslie was a Dome Advisor at Growing Spaces from 2020 to 2022. An architect by training with LEED design experience in Wyoming, she helped customers think through how a dome would fit their site.
- Growing Dome Geodesic Greenhouse Kits
8 articlesKyle Brookens
At Growing Spaces from 2015-2023, returned in 2025. Manages the Growing Dome Advisor team across planning, site selection, accessories, and installation. BA in Environmental Studies from Western Colorado University.
- Organic Pest Management
- Seasonal Gardening in a Growing Dome
- Community Greenhouses
- School Greenhouses
41 articlesCommunity Contributions
Posts under this byline come from customers, partners, and friends of Growing Spaces who had something worth sharing. Each one is written by a real person; the contributor is credited on the post itself.
- Growing Domes Around the World
- Seasonal Gardening in a Growing Dome
- Backyard Greenhouses
- School Greenhouses
- Community Greenhouses
7 articlesHeather Gray
Heather was a gardener and educator at Growing Spaces from 2020 to 2021. She has farmed and gardened for 27 years across clay, loam, and sand soils, holds a Permaculture Design certification, and has taught agroecology at the college level.
- Gardening Advice
25 articlesPuja Dhyan Parsons
Co-Founder and CEO of Growing Spaces from 1989 until she and Udgar sold the company in 2018. Psychologist, counselor, author, and leader of several nonprofits over her career. Puja passed away in February 2023, at 76.
- Growing Dome Geodesic Greenhouse Kits
- Gardening Advice
11 articlesDesiree Pastin
Desiree was a gardener at Growing Spaces from 2011 to 2019. She's a biodynamic gardener, content developer, artist, and embodiment coach with a degree in Resiliency Leadership and Environmental Education.
- Gardening Advice
23 articlesJason Stuck
Jason joined Growing Spaces in March 2008 working on a 33-foot dome and stayed on for years, working in fabrication, the shop, and as one of the blog's regular writers. He's now a freelance marketing strategist and copywriter.
- Gardening Advice
- Growing Dome Geodesic Greenhouse Kits
12 articlesStacey L.L. Couch
Stacey was Sales Director at Growing Spaces from 2011 to 2015. She now works as a spiritual advisor at Wild Gratitude in Pagosa Springs and is the author of Gracious Wild: A Shamanic Journey with Hawks.
- Gardening Advice
- Spirituality
11 articlesRichard Miller
Richard has been at Growing Spaces since the early 2000s. A Vietnam veteran, expert gardener, and former commercial steel fabricator, he builds the company's automatic vents and also serves as a Growing Dome educator and ambassador.
- Growing Dome Maintenance
- Growing Dome Installation
9 articlesUdgar Parsons
Udgar invented the Growing Dome and co-founded Growing Spaces in 1989 with his wife, Puja. He sold the company in 2018 and lives in Pagosa Springs.
- Growing Spaces Updates
- Greenhouse Design
- Gardening Advice
- Sustainability Practices
