Our Story
The Peterson Family


In 1983, 27 year old Jack Peterson opened Moldesign, a plastic injection moldmaking business which focuses on making plastic products better by design. In 2014, Jack and his oldest son, Ryan, created the GreenStalk Vertical Planter which has only multiplied Jack’s lifelong passion for gardening.
The Peterson family went on to create the GreenStalk Mover (2017), the GreenStalk Plant Support (2019) and the GreenStalk Leaf (2020) to make growing even simpler. Today, Jack enjoys working with his wife Kathy of 46 years, many of their children and now their grandchildren. GreenStalk and Moldesign are based in Knoxville, TN.

Today, many members of the Peterson Family work together at GreenStalk
JACK & KATHY

Jack is the visionary, inventor and lead gardener at GreenStalk along with managing Moldesign. Kathy loves encouraging GreenStalk gardeners, creating new products and inspiring a new generation of gardeners. She makes everyone feel welcome.
RYAN & REBECCA

DAMIEN & BROOKE

TOM & ASHLEY

JORDAN & CODY

Jack’s daughter, Cody Catherine, brought GreenStalk to market, handles day-to-day operations and ensures Jack’s vision for GreenStalk is fulfilled. Jordan is a moldmaker at Moldesign and oversees the warehouse and inventory management for GreenStalk.