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The Roaming Gnome
The Roaming Gnome

About Me

Sara Kingston

Chief Seedling Officer

Sara Kingston

I love growing plants, but I move too much to keep a garden. So a few years ago, I figured out a workaround: start everything from seed indoors, grow the seedlings up, and sell them to people who do have gardens. By the time I head north for the summer, my plants have found good homes and I've gotten my growing fix.

I've moved more than 20 times and have been a dentist, a military officer, and a hospitality entrepreneur along the way. The one constant is that I always end up outside with my hands in the dirt. It's just where I'm happiest.

Right now I work as a business operations consultant while bouncing between the north woods of Minnesota, the outskirts of LA, the Minneapolis suburbs, and the beaches of Florida. I'm also less than 5 feet tall so... the name kind of writes itself!

Colorful garden flowers Sara with her plants on the driveway Sara's basement seed-starting setup Hands digging in garden soil

At The Roaming Gnome, my goal is to get outside and appreciate nature, and to help others do the same.