Amy Halloran is a writer and change agent, working to add social values and economic viability to farms and communities. The author of The New Bread Basket, her activism for specialty grains and changing emergency feeding programs share a common thread of restoring human values to the work of farming and the act of feeding each other. She is working on a history of herself, bread, and Troy.

Ellie Markovitch is a Lecturer at the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism. Her work revolves around media and food literacy. Applying her passion for innovative and sustainable food practices, she uses food as a starting point for conversations and community building. Her approach draws individuals into engaged visual storytelling that build experiences and engage communities. Born in Brazil, Ellie spent childhood weekends at her grandparents’ small farm. “There was a story behind everything we did with our food – how it was grown, harvested, cooked, and shared.” Follow her at storycooking.com and @elliemarkovitch.

Azuré Keahi is a mixed race Kanaka ʻŌiwi mother, grower, writer, creator and record keeper continuing the sacred legacy of her ancestors on Mohican soils of Upstate New York. Centering land-based healing, she offers her values as an islander to post-industrial landscapes through poetry, plants, and play.