Kasey Bersett Eaves started growing edibles and her treasured sunflowers at age two on family farm property in Southern Illinois. She hasn’t sat down since! Just kidding…Now, as owner of Vivant Gardening Services, she spends her days making gardening with edibles, natives and pollinator plants approachable to area residents, restaurants, schools and more. Never daunted by the task of growing in a city’s unusual spaces, Kasey loves finding creative and easily maintained growing solutions for… Show more Kasey Bersett Eaves started growing edibles and her treasured sunflowers at age two on family farm property in Southern Illinois. She hasn’t sat down since! Just kidding…Now, as owner of Vivant Gardening Services, she spends her days making gardening with edibles, natives and pollinator plants approachable to area residents, restaurants, schools and more. Never daunted by the task of growing in a city’s unusual spaces, Kasey loves finding creative and easily maintained growing solutions for city dwellers. Find her at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Fruit and Vegetable Island on Summer Festival Days, at her passion project the Montrose Metra Community Garden, or better yet, catch her on Facebook, Instagram, Linked In or any of her other workshops! Show less

Volunteer Leader of this thriving local community garden. Learn more about the garden's exciting expansion effort on its GoFundMe Page!