With a degree and professional background in business and horticulture, Joe began working in horticultural consulting and design after college. At the same time, he used his own home garden and landscape to experiment with gardening methods and to grow food for his family. One day, a colleague of Lamp'l's had seen a casting call for a television host of a new gardening show starting up on the DIY Network. The show was to be all about how to grow food, from seed to harvest. Joe applied for the position, and after a lengthy national search for their host, was picked to host the new series, Fresh From the Garden. Fresh From the Garden was originally planned as a one-season, 26-episode series, but after its early success, the series was extended to three years and 52 episodes. Each show centered around teaching viewers how to grow one edible crop from seed to harvest. The show concluded after running out of plants to grow.