Guiding Your Cannabis Venture with Credibility, Trust, and Strategic Insight.
Our work is rooted in the leadership and expertise of founder Wally Daniel, supported by a trusted network of specialists who bring added depth when projects call for it.
Trusted Cannabis Business Advisors
At Green Garden Consulting, we bring hybrid credibility to the table – uniting deep expertise in plant science with proven leadership and business strategy. This unique blend allows us to guide clients through the complexities of the cannabis industry with both scientific precision and trusted executive insight.
Legacy Experience
With decades of combined experience in horticulture, regulated industries, and organizational leadership, our team understands what it takes to build sustainable businesses in a rapidly evolving market. We pride ourselves on translating complex science and regulatory frameworks into strategic, actionable plans that set our clients up for long-term success.
Trusted Cannabis Business Advisors
Trust is at the core of everything we do. As a strategic cannabis business advisor and cannabis market entry consultant, we help entrepreneurs, startups, and established companies navigate critical early-stage decisions. From cultivation planning to operational scaling, we tailor strategies that align with your vision while meeting industry demands.
Partnerships That Strengthen Your Growth
Through partnerships with seasoned professionals, we expand our support to cover the full spectrum of cannabis business needs – including licensing strategy, policy guidance, and investment readiness. Whether you’re preparing for your first application or attracting capital to scale, Green Garden Consulting ensures you’re supported by a trusted network of experts.
Meet the People Behind Green Garden Consulting
Founder & Principal Consultant, Wally Daniel
Wally is a plant biologist, soil scientist, and cannabis industry veteran with over 14 years of commercial cultivation and consulting experience. Known for his dependable, down-to-earth approach, he blends science-driven insights with practical, real-world strategies. Wally leads every client engagement personally, ensuring technical expertise is matched with a trusted advisor relationship.
Founder & Principal Consultant, Wally Daniel
Wally’s unique experience and professional development set him apart as an interdisciplinary leader and systems thinker. A fully proficient lab and field scientist, he’s also had expert training in horticulture, CEA and Lean manufacturing. He has over 14 years experience cultivating Cannabis at multiple commercial-scale farms and facilities. He’s operated and advised on a multitude of cultivation methodologies ranging from precision chemistry hydroponics to hybrid conventional / organic soilless media models to raised bed ‘living soil’ and NOP-compliant modified row cropping systems.
Wally is a trained scientist supporting seasoned experience in biology, botany, biogeochemistry, horticulture and crop science. He earned his B.S. in Biology from the College of Charleston where he was one of five recipients of Departmental Honors. He studied biogeochemistry of soils, groundwater and seas at Stony Brook University, where he earned his M.S. researching seasonal trace mineral cycling.
Wally prides himself in being personable, approachable and savvy with ‘the numbers’. His myriad experiences fuel his convictions to make data-driven decisions, set realistic financial expectations – and build trust. He’s a ‘get-it-done’ type of person, but with a high standard of quality and moral aptitude. In Wally’s opinion, the success of any project – or relationship – is predicated on building credibility with consistency and continuity of action – and communication.
Specialties / Specializations
- Cannabis Plant Health, Fertility and QMS
- Commercial Operations Standards, Practices and Optimization
- Leadership, Culture and Organizational Structure
- Professional Due Diligence, Auditing, Assessing and Vetting of Cannabis Producers, Manufacturers, Vendors and Related Projects
- General Scientific Support, Monitoring and R&D
Haley Poole
Botanical Product Formulation & Quality Systems
Haley brings extensive experience in botanical product formulation, laboratory science, and quality systems design. Her work ensures clients have reliable processes that meet both operational needs and regulatory standards.
Haley Poole
Haley Poole’s career path and professional development set her apart as a distinguished consultant. She has over 12 years relevant experience in the fields of specialty crop operations and commercial manufacturing management and derivative product innovation. Along the way, she’s gained advanced certifications and training from organizations such as the American Herbal Products Association, American Herbal Pharmacopeia, Bedrocan and Americans for Safe Access. Haley is highly proficient in all aspects from seed to sale in the medicinal, recreational and hemp Cannabis industry.
Haley is a trained scientist with exceptional expertise in applied chemistry and analytical lab practices. A B.S. in Science from Portland State University serves as the bedrock of her hard sciences rigor, where she focused intently on Chemistry and Biology. Additionally, she’s earned a 600-hour Herbal Medicine Program Certificate from the New Mexico College of Natural Healing and a Certificate in Outdoor Leadership from the University of Alaska.
Haley is a pleasure to work with. She owns specialty botanical product formulation, development and production through a data-driven lens – conscious of both profitability and nutraceutical-grade quality. She’s always eager to ‘get it right the first time’, and she possesses a rare combination of talents both visionary and pragmatic. Haley also leverages an invaluable network of credentialed professionals and natural / botanical product experts like herself for added synergy. She is committed to project – and product – success no matter the context.
Specialties / Specializations
- Natural Products Manufacturing;
- Botanical / Cannabinoid Derivative Products:
- Formulation:
- R&D:
- Laboratory testing liaison:
- Iterative product specification development;
- CoA interpretation;
- CoA reproducibility, precision and accuracy support.
- Process standardization;
- Internal and proprietary formulation calculators.
- Laboratory testing liaison:
- Market Delivery
- Nutraceutical-grade QMS and Internal Standards Development, Implementation, Optimization and Accountability:
- ISO-9001
- cGMP
- CFR 111, 117
- Lean Production, Operations and Project Management
Daniel Shelton
Botanical Extraction & Process Engineering
Daniel is an environmental engineer with extensive experience in botanical extraction and process optimization. A co-founder of Aptia Engineering, he helped grow the company into a multimillion-dollar leader in processing equipment design and manufacturing. He now provides consulting, equipment sourcing and evaluation, systems auditing, and commissioning support, always combining technical precision with personable client care.
Daniel Shelton
Daniel Shelton has an Environmental Engineering degree from Oregon State University. After graduation, he co-founded and managed Aptia Engineering, which designs and manufactures cutting edge processing equipment and provides engineering process support for the botanical extraction, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and solvent recycling industries.
His passion for process improvement and focus on supporting clients were instrumental in growing Aptia Engineering into a multiple million-dollar a year company. He successfully exited from Aptia in late 2021 and has remained active in the processing space by providing consulting; equipment sourcing, evaluations and systems auditing; and occasional project commissioning.
Daniel’s level of professionalism is unparalleled. His expertise includes all facets of commercial, high efficiency, variable throughput botanical extraction. For the engineering world, he’s a rare combination of socially confident and scientifically sound. He’s worked on scores of projects, delivering high quality equipment, SOPs, process optimization and pro tem Staff Engineer services. A truly personable human being, Daniel remains laser-focused on client needs and providing data-driven, scientific assistance.
Specialties / Specializations
- Botanical Extraction Engineering Process Support
- Equipment Sourcing, Evaluations and Systems Auditing
- General Process Improvement and BMPs in Botanical Extraction
- General Engineering Support
- Equipment Commissioning and Support
Ask For Support & You Will Receive It
From the first conversation to final deliverables, you’ll work directly with Wally, backed by a network of experts ready to support your goals.