Josephine Roller is known on St. John’s for her greens. She harvests organic greens from her garden/farm and sells them to local restaurants as well as retail buyers.

She’s says, “The soil is against you. The weather is against you. Land is expensive. It just doesn’t earn money,” (News of St. John, 11/06).

Still, St. John’s Coral Bay Garden Center is Josephine Roller’s organic brainchild and the best place on island to get produce. Josephine begins each morning by walking out to her garden for a batch of her mixed greens before the day’s customers arrive.

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Kathryn Wagner specializes in travel and food photography for the U.S. and Caribbean markets, offering creative solutions for editorial and commercial imaging. She loves collaborating with her clientele and developing innovative visual solutions with lasting impact. Kathryn’s photographic journey began with the high school mentorship of Stephanie Gross, a Washington Post freelancer. Through that guidance came an acceptance in the Photography and Film program of U.S. News and World Report’s number one public arts university: Virginia Commonwealth University. This experience was enriched with a year spent abroad near London, studying under creatives such as Ori Gersht, as an exchange student with the Kent Institute of Art and Design. Upon graduation, Kathryn worked as a commercial photographer’s assistant on advertising and editorial shoots with brands such as The Discovery Channel, Junior Achievement, and Sports Illustrated. This valuable experience helped Kathryn learn the art of creative business and gain a perspective on the life of creative professionals.

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