Contributors for November 2011

Austin Durant is a software entrepreneur/computer nerd by trade and a fermenter/food nerd by choice. He started fermenting after reading about the benefits of fermented foods in an article by the Weston A. Price Foundation. The benefits were so obvious- it's economical, it's local/seasonal, it requires small batches, and it's nutritious. He wanted to add the 'community' aspect, so he started the Fermenters Club as a way to enable others to make and share fermented foods with their friends. Austin loves gardening, yoga, swimming, camping and mountain biking. He is single and lives in San Diego's North Park neighborhood, ground zero for the local slow food movement.

Dr. Donald K. Weber graduated from Logan College of Chiropractic in 1975 and has completed post graduate studies in Chiropractic Orthopedics, Chiropractic Radiology, International Sports Injuries, and has studied Nutritional Research an average of 2 to 4 hours a day for the last 35 years. What started out as a 12 page patient handout 35 years ago has grown to a 292 page book: "Choose Life In The New Millennium"

Erin McCarthy grew up noshing on the fresh fruit and veggies of eastern Long Island, which was the beginning of her love for all things natural. As the program associate of Eat Well Guide for the past four years, Erin has played an integral role in connecting growers with eaters. Her latest adventure was escaping the New York City winter for greener pastures by working on an organic farm in St. Croix.

Erin McIntosh is the Communications Manager at Mountain Rose Herbs and a graduate of the Columbines School of Botanical Studies. She spends her days photographing flowers, painting wildlife portraits, chasing lizards, and wildcrafting medicinal plants in the magnificent Oregon Cascades. www.mountainroseblog.com

Heather Lionelle lives in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She enjoys experimenting with new dishes in the kitchen and spoiling her husband. Heather is blessed to be the mother of two boys. She is also an owner and editor of RFH Magazine!

Heidi Leist is the Founder and Owner of Lemongrass Spa Products located in Pine, Colorado. She and her husband, Bryan, operate a direct-selling natural skin care company in the Colorado Rockies.

Jill Nussinow, a.k.a. The Veggie Queen™, is a Registered Dietitian who has been teaching vegetarian cooking at Santa Rosa Junior College, in Sonoma County and throughout the country since 1985. Her award-winning cookbook, The Veggie Queen: Vegetables Get the Royal Treatment, was published in 2005.

Kate Tietje is a work-at-home mom to three kids, Bekah, age 3.5; Daniel, age 2; and Jacob (born 8/2011). She is married to Ben, a wonderfully supportive husband! She blogs at Modern Alternative Mama, where she writes about natural health, real food, parenting, and all things "green." In her "free" time, she enjoys sewing, crafting, cooking, and playing with her children.

KerryAnn Foster writes Menu Mailers and blogs recipes at www.cookingTF.com and is the founder of Nourished Living Network at www.nourishedlivingnetwork.com. A former Weston A Price Foundation chapter leader, she has been on a traditional foods diet for nearly ten years and gluten and casein-free for five years. She lives in Asheville, NC with her husband and two children.

Sarah Smith is a homeschooling mother of two, and a former aerospace engineer. She is a co-leader for the Las Cruces, NM chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Her family has been following a nourishing, traditional diet since 2005. She blogs about nutrient-dense cooking, suburban gardening, and cognizant parenting at nourishedandnurtured.blogspot.com.

T.W. Anderson is a professional digital nomad who has been traveling for over 12 years and living abroad in foreign destinations since January of 2008. He is the driving force behind The Expat Guidebook and Marginal Boundaries where he teaches people how to achieve an early retirement through the expat lifestyle, along with The Mediterranean Lifestyle, which showcases the magical properties of The Mediterranean Diet.