Andrew Grose was born and raised in a close-knit family of 6 on his family’s home farm near Alma Ontario; where he now lives in his own tiny house. He studied computer engineering at Fleming College and business at St. Lawrence College. He works at Husky Farm Equipment Ltd in sales and administrative support; as part of the third generation at the family business with his brother.

He is passionate about photography, working with computers, gaming, and building Lego. He has traveled around the world, including places in Europe, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, in addition to as an exchange student to Taiwan and Nunavut.

Andrew is a brain tumor survivor and is working to get back to doing what he loves in the local community. After surgery in 2025 he is building back up to be a community volunteer with the Alma Optimist Club, Wellington County Farm Safety Association, and Silver Lake United Church Camp. He is also a 4-H Alumni having completed 100 clubs while in the program.