Contributors for November / December 2014

Ashley Web-Hawkins has been a real life Cheesemonger for over 8 years. She delights in bringing exciting and decadent cheeses to a wider audience. Currently Ashley calls Denver, Colorado home with her husband and small menagerie of wee beasties. Find Ashley at www.TheBoardAndWire.blogspot.com or on Facebook at The Board and Wire.

Carla Hernandez is a Board Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) who uses nutrition, diet and lifestyle interventions to support physiological mechanisms within the body. She is the founder of Wise Roots Nutrition, which is an integrative approach that focuses on customized plans to support the root cause of a person’s health challenge. She believes in finding the root cause of a condition, rather than just treating the symptoms. Carla works with people locally in San Francisco, as well as long distance via phone and Skype. She specializes in Digestive Issues, Weight Loss and Skin Conditions. www.wiserootsnutrition.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!

Janel Blackburn lives in the mountains of Colorado with her four boisterous children and wonderful husband. Her hobbies include gardening, backpacking, paddleboarding, and traveling. She is always experimenting with new trout recipes, which her boys are always catching and the elk that her husband hunts.

Julie Sullivan, with her husband George Whitten, own and run a grassfed cow/calf-to-finish ranch, with the long-term goals of re-localizing food systems while increasing the ecological health of all the land with which they work. They also run a year-long ranch apprenticeship program. Prior to becoming a rancher, Julie taught graduate and undergraduate Environmental Studies for the Audubon Expedition Institute at Lesley University. www.bluerangeranch.com

Lyndsay Hommé is a Technical Service Developer in Massachusetts, wife, and mother to a food intolerant toddler. She created MilkFreeMom.com to help other busy moms provide their families with healthy and delicious, milk-free foods.

Mary Voogt is a Christian, wife and mother of three young children. She has a passion for real food and will help you navigate the world of food allergies and feeding challenges with kids. She blogs about meal planning, feeding tips, and nourishing food at Just Take A Bite.

Megan Coatley is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with a master's degree in applied behavior analysis from Western Michigan University. She combines her passion for nutrition and fitness with her professional background in behavior science to help others create and commit to healthy habits. http://www.sparkbehavior.com/

Mira Dessy is a Certified Nutrition Educator, a Real Food Advocate, and the author of "The Pantry Principle: how to read the label and understand what's really in your food". Her free newsletter http://eepurl.com/tm2nT keeps you up to date with Food News You Can Use.

Sarah Pflugradt is a Registered Dietitian living in Miesenbach, Germany. She loves educating her clients on how to eat healthier. Sarah is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and is passionate about food and nutrition. Visit Sarah's blog for nutrition information and healthy recipes at www.salubriousrd.com.

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.

Stephanie Wetzel-Cottrell is on a mission to help women trade in their excess pounds for the life they want to live. She is the author of "The Real Food Guide to Trading Pounds," and creator of the Trading Pounds Meal Planning service. You can share in her personal journey of losing over 200 pounds, plus kick-start your own at TradingPounds.com.