Meet the Team
About Us
In the early days of the pandemic, Scott Johnson and Jill Mayo, managing partners at Aloha Growers, a Maui-based creative agency, created the concept and brand of Growers Magazine after being inspired by Permaculture Now’s, Jenny Pell. Documenting Jenny while she made food islands all over the island had inspired a hope in them for a more resilient future. Their goal became to share the stories of growers. Production and filming had started when Aloha Growers took a sudden and unexpected turn into artist management. The project was put on hold while hopes remained that they would find the right team to work with on the magazine.
In July 2023, Scott and Jill reconnected with Jenny which gave them the opportunity to introduce her to Growers Magazine and partner with them on publishing the online platform. It was a natural fit for Scott and Jill as it was Jenny who inspired them to create the magazine. For Jenny this was familar territory as she had years of permaculture experience and was also raised by a father who was a foreign correspondent for a large news organization. Jenny graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and since then, she has been all over the world planting thousands of trees. In 2005, she founded Permaculture Now where she has designed and inspired small and large-scale permaculture landscapes for all different types of property owners and organizations.
With a Publisher (Jenny Pell), Senior Editor (Jill Mayo), and Editor (Scott Johnson) for Growers Magazine, they turned to Zelie Duvauchelle from Na Mea Pono Productions to be part of the project and act as the “Ike Kupuna” bringing the wisdom and experience of a lifetime of exploration in the healing arts. Zelie will join the editorial team and act as Growers Magazine’s Editor at Large.
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Growers Magazine is a project supported by From Your Heart Productions, a California-based tax-exempt, non-profit, under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. From Your Heart Productions supports grassroots projects, meeting the evolving needs of indie filmmakers and helping them get film funding for their projects.
Publisher
Jenny Pell
Permaculture Specialist
About Jenny Pell
Jenny Pell is a career permaculture designer, consultant, and educator, whose projects and installations span the globe. An avid supporter of legal cannabis for decades, she is passionate about supporting small organic growers and giving voice to people in the burgeoning cannabis field that distinctly empowers women and POC. Jenny’s Climate Reality Show podcast showcases solutions being implemented around the world and inspires viewers to participate in and embrace the coming shifts that are radically and rapidly impacting our lives every day. As the publisher of Growers Magazine Jenny steps into the third-generation journalism shoes of her father and grandfather whose combined radio and television careers spanned 100 years.
Producer &
Senior Editor
Jill Mayo
Co-Founder
About Jill Mayo
Prior to moving to Maui in 2004, Jill was a Litigation Specialist for a large auto insurer in Southern California. On Maui, she became an early adapter to online marketing, social media, and podcasting. She has worked with many of Maui‘s high-end resorts and small businesses and brings her years of experience in management, marketing, and public relations to Growers Magazine. In 2020, Jill co-founded Aloha Growers, an award-winning design, artist management, and marketing agency. Inspired by Jenny Pell, the idea of Growers Magazine began with Jill and her partner Scott‘s movement toward growing food during the pandemic.
Producer &
Art Director
Scott Johnson
Co-Founder
About Scott Johnson
Scott has over 25 years of diverse experience in digital media and is an award-winning designer and co-founder of Aloha Growers, specializing in branding, publishing, web design, event production, and artist management. He developed and published the first app-based magazine in Hawaii, Hitched on Maui, which became the most downloaded app in its genre. Scott was a partner of California-based Cannawise LLC, an agency solely dedicated to cannabis branding and marketing. He branded some of the biggest institutions in Cannabis including the California Cannabis Industry Association and the International Cannabis Bar Association.
Editor at Large
Zelie Duvauchelle
Ike Kupuna
About Zelie Duvauchelle
Zelie carries the depth of the ocean from where she was born, Molokai, Hawai’i. Steeped in Hawaiian tradition, she also carries South American shamanic energies. She is a teacher, a mentor, and an avid student of the deep river of love that flows, enlivens, and heals. Zelie serves here as “Ike Kupuna” bringing the wisdom and experience of a lifetime of exploration in the healing arts.
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