Desert Bloom Gardening and Hydroponics has grown into something new since Nikki Tyler and her husband, Isaiah, took ownership of the Grand Junction business in 2022, which originally opened in 2009. The couple transformed the hydroponics store with a mission of creating an inclusive environment for all levels of gardeners.
"A big mission of ours is to help people grow, grow their own food and medicine, but also grow real food. We want it to be appealing to all types of gardeners," Tyler said. The business provides ingredients for growing organic, nutrient-dense food while serving as a space to hold educational courses on plant growth, management, and more.
"Our classes are one that we feel really proud about offering to the community," said Tyler. "Some are paid, majority are free, but that's always a great way for us to stay connected." Fostering this connection with their customers has had a big impact on Tyler.
"It means the world to us to be able to help people have access to organic growing supplies, trusted growing supplies that are going to go into the soil, that are going to go into their bodies," she said. "We don't take that task lightly, right, because we're helping to enrich our community members through the first and foremost thing, which is food."
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