In From the Garden

Opportunities for project management and campaign coordination for our local school district yielded successful results and over time it became mutually apparent that our talents should be combined. We formed in from the garden after years of personal friendship and professional work experiences. Organization, communication, and project-management are the strongest features of our company. Spending time getting to know the client, providing input on priorities, understanding the end user, and working out details, are main goals every time we focus on a new project.		gail & laurie

We offer a variety of services including web design and maintenance, event coordination, advertising, logo design, and organizational consulting. Our client base has been located in Wood County, Ohio, but we are excited to be actively involved with new projects for livestock producers, small business owners, and local governments. The common goal is to provide a satisfying result of which a client can be proud, engages their audience, and meets the needs of their staff and/or members.

- gail christofferson		- laurie limes
is a graphic and mosaic glass artist, and teaches glass classes in Northwest Ohio. Gail graduated from Bowling Green State University with a degree in visual communications technology. Her background in sales, design, and communications have led her to many opportunities in the print and advertising arena. Gail has organized a wide variety of fundraising and levy campaigns for Otsego Local School District. Gail lives in rural Wood County with her husband Bruce. They have three children. She serves as a 4-H advisor and keeps busy helping with her daughter's livestock projects, volunteering, creating glass art, and gardening.		serves as her township's fiscal officer and a software consultant. She managed Cross Creek Consulting for over 15 years - serving as a software instructor for adult learners. She has coordinated numerous levy and fundraising campaigns, and has a background in both medical and legal terminology. Laurie grew up and now lives on a farm in Wood County. She and her husband, Rod, have four daughters, and two grandchildren. She spends time volunteering for the Otsego FFA chapter and high school music department. In her spare time she is likely to be found in her gardens, or spending time with her family.

PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Roger M. Hunker, Owner, Ringside Publications, LLC I have worked with Laurie and Gail since July 2008. I found them to be consistently pleasant, while tackling all assignments with dedication and a smile. Both are take-charge persons who are able to present creative ideas and communicate the benefits. They have successfully completed several marketing plans for our companies that have resulted in effective market share growth. I recommend In From The Garden as project coordinators. They are team players and would make a great asset to any organization.

Joseph Long, Past Superintendent, Otsego Local School District For 15 years, Gail and Laurie’s communications work delivered the results I was looking for and at a reasonable cost. They demonstrated a high level of expertise in coordinating and creating web / print media that covered a broad customer base. Their excellent computer and writing skills kept each project moving at the desired pace. Both individuals demonstrated, on numerous occasions, the ability to multi-task and work with a variety of personalities, while maintaining positive leadership roles.

Frank McLaughlin, Director, Wood County Child Support Enforcement Agency In recent months, the Wood County Child Support Enforcement Agency (WCCSEA) has been working with Ms. Limes and Ms. Christofferson of “in from the garden” to initiate the WCCSEA website. Prior to selecting “in from the garden” for the project, we looked at numerous other area vendors who were available for website design and startup. We have had no second thoughts regarding our selection of this firm. We have found them to be excellent communicators who quickly understood the scope of the job and the Agency’s requirements, and who handled the assignment at a reasonable cost. They have been thoroughly professional, and have completed tasks within the time period as initially discussed.

Patti Bowsher, Office Manager, Wood County Solid Waste District Over the past three years, In From The Garden Communications has been our sole web site design consultant. Laurie and Gail redesigned our site in 2006 and we feel the new site shows who we really are and what we can do for our Wood County residents. Their expertise with web site design and all of the technical and graphic work behind the scenes has brought our site to life. We also appreciate Laurie and Gail’s enthusiasm and guidance since then in keeping our site current and providing easily accessible information to our site visitors. We look forward to having them work with us for many years to come.

Phillip Farmer, Founder, Farmer, Lumpe + McClelland The organizational team from In From The Garden has reliably provided my company with quality work in a timely fashion since 2003. Their attention to detail has helped me generate and complete necessary revisions to product information and promotional materials in both print and presentation format. In addition, Farmer & Yoakam has often utilized their expertise in database management. They bring a strong work ethic to the table, and I would recommend their dependable services on any management project.