Randy Robison was born and raised in Reno Nevada. He has been married for 35 years and has 4 adult children who have followed his example of careers in medicine and agriculture. At a young age, Randy became a first responder, an emergency medical technician. He progressed to Paramedicine, and then to a Fire Department Engineer until his retirement.

He became interested in gardening for self-care and pursuing that interest has resulted in his recognition as the Northern Nevada vegetable expert gardener. He is a Master Gardener and enjoys sharing his knowledge on Pawl Hollis’ Saturday morning gardening talk show on KKOH, in classes taught at Rail City Garden Center, Bartley Ranch, Nevada Farm Conference

and other venues.

Randy enjoys wide ranges of interests such as competitive bicycle riding, participating in bicycle races from downhill to BMX. While he and his sons enjoyed this activity together, Randy also owned a successful bicycle retail shop. He segued his bicycle trade to a relationship with Burning Man and became one of the first bicycle rental programs for Burning Man attendees. He provides a yearly barbecue for staff and volunteers of the Burning Man collective. Randy has a very inquisitive mind and researches any subject of interest until he understands it completely. His latest venture is working with the Nevada Legislature to promote the ability for Nevada small farmers to process chickens for sale