Contributors
Holly Bellebuono
Holly connects plants with people. She directs the award-winning Vineyard Herbs Teas and Apothecary on Martha’s Vineyard and the Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine. She is the author of several books about herbal medicine and women’s empowerment, including The Essential Herbal for Natural Health and Women Healers of the World.
Elena Megalos
Elena Megalos writes, draws, and animates stories in Brooklyn, New York. She holds an MFA in fiction from Columbia University, and she currently works as a fourth-grade teacher. Visit her at
Cynthia Lair
An advocate of food education, Cynthia spends her time as assistant professor and culinary director at Bastyr University, making cooking videos for Cookus Interruptus (www.cookus.tv) and writing books and articles. Her cookbook Feeding the Whole Family is in its third incarnation and a new edition of Feeding the Young Athlete is currently avaiilable.
Christine Chitnis
Christine Chitnis is an author and photographer. Her book, Patterns of India: A Journey Through Colors, Textiles and the Vibrancy of Rajasthan (Clarkson Potter, March 2020) is a visual experience that offers intimate insights into the diverse and richly hued Western Indian culture. She lives with her husband and three young children, Vijay, Vikram and Meera, in Providence, Rhode Island.
Ben Hewitt
Ben hails from northern Vermont, where he runs a small scale, diversified hill farm with his wife and two sons. He lives in a self-built, off-grid home that is powered exclusively by wind and solar; to offset his renewable energy footprint, Ben drives a really big truck. To learn more about Ben and his work, check out benhewitt.net.
Ashley English
Ashley English is the author of all four books in the "Homemade Living" Series (Canning & Preserving, Keeping Chickens, Keeping Bees, and Home Dairy), as well as "A Year of Pies," "Quench," "Handmade Gatherings," "A Year Of Picnics", and "The Essential Book of Homesteading." She blogs about her adventures in food, parenting, homesteading, and beyond at www.smallmeasure.com. Ashley lives in Candler, North Carolina with her husband Glenn, their two young sons Huxley and Alistair, and a menagerie of animals.
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