Who is John Krause ?

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far, away, a child was born to a German share cropper in central Illinois. This child turned out to be one of the finest farmers in the community and he was well known for his chicken manure tomato patch. This child is still turning out tremendous tomatoes in Texas now. John Krause is a gardener that uses all his common sense. It took John 25 years, and the grace of God, but he finally made it to Texas.

John started out in theater back in the 70's and toured with production companies of Godspell and Hair. After several years of touring, John decided he needed a real job. John spent 20 years in banking and insurance mostly in the St. Louis area. It was at this time the pride of his life, his daughter Heather was born. Heather resides outside of St. Louis, where she stays very busy raising John's two grandsons.

Getting burned out on the corporate world, John decided to move to Charlotte, NC to begin producing music. Over the next 7 years, John produced music for children's learning centers across the US. John also produced a series of music for people with dementia and Alzheimer's called "Reminiscing" that has been used by music therapists all across the US. John has written several articles on the effect of music on children and the elderly.

While producing music, John received the joy of his life, his son Adam. Adam, now 16, is John's baseball star. Adam is the star of his high school baseball team and last year his team went to the Triple A World Series in Orlando where they placed 9th in the world.

Ten years ago John moved to Texas to be with his childhood sweetheart, Jeanine Smith. They reside in Allen where they both practice organic gardening. John has been Store Manager at Wells Brothers Farm Store for over six years. He's responsible for making Wells Brothers a destination for all your lawn and garden needs. Along with the radio show, John gives speeches on gardening all over the metroplex. Recently he's earned the Master Gardener title from Texas A & M Extension.

When not working or goofing around on the radio, you can find John in his garden or on the golf course. When he gets anytime off you can find him with his two grandsons Chandler and Landon at a St. Louis Cardinals game or in Charlotte, watching his son Adam play ball.

e-mail John
john@gardentalkradio.net