Our Team

Kristina MacPherson - SafeLawns Manager

Kristina's interest in the horticultural industry started at a young age. She attended an Agricultural High School where she focused on Arboriculture — the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. She then continued on to get her bachelor's degree Ecology & Environmental Sciences, with a concentration in Entomology, at the University of Maine in Orono. She also completed a minor in horticulture & botany.

Kristina has worked in the organic industry for the past 10 years. She has had some amazing opportunities to work with some of the leaders in the industry. She has completed internships at the UMass Cranberry Station, the Skillins Greenhouse in Falmouth, Maine, Briggs Nursery in North Attleboro MA, and at the UMaine Experiment Station in Presque Isle, Maine. She has also had the opportunity to orchestrate the renovation and conversion of a 2 acre plot at the National Mall to an organic lawn care program.

Kristina's certifications include: MCLP(Mass Certified Landscape Professional), NOFA AOLCP (Accredited Organic Lawn Care Professional), Mass Commercial Applicators Certification Category 36 & 37.

She currently lives in Maine with her husband and son. She is passionate in gardening organically and cooking with the fruits and vegetables she produces.