Erica Strauss is the founder of Northwest Edible Life, one of the most popular and well-respected urban homesteading and gardening blogs in the country. A professionally trained chef, she shares her fun and punchy perspective on garden-to-table eating and living a slow-ish life though her writings. Erica was featured in Best Food Writing 2013 and regularly writes for national cooking and gardening magazines. Her new book, The Hands on Home: A Seasonal Guide to Cooking, Preserving & Natural Homekeeping, was released in 2015.
