Kenny Coogan

Kenny Coogan has a Master’s Degree in Global Sustainability and is passionate about Florida’s wildlife and plants. His professional experience with carnivorous plants started during his college years when he cofounded the Western New York Carnivorous Plant club. Since then, he has moved to Tampa, Fla., to teach middle school science and agriculture. He was awarded the Best Beginning Science Teacher for the state of Florida.

Coogan has published more than 400 articles on pets, livestock, and gardening for various publications. He is an active member with the International Carnivorous Plant Society, serving as the Education and Community Relations Director. He now runs a successful carnivorous plant nursery in Tampa. Coogan lives on a 1-acre homestead with chickens and ducks, managing a permaculture-style landscape.

Fun fact: A vegetarian for over 20 years, Coogan enjoys watching his plants lure, trap, and digest their prey.

Connect with Kenny Coogan by listening to him as the co-host of the Mother Earth News and Friends Podcast or reading some of his books, including A Tenrec Named Trey (And other odd lettered animals that like to play), 99-1/2 Homesteading Poems: A Backyard Guide to Raising Creatures, Growing Opportunity, and Cultivating Community, and Florida's Carnivorous Plants: Understanding, Identifying, and Cultivating the State's Native Species.