Edible Blue Ridge Winter 2022

CONTRIBUTORS

Janine Aquino is a business consultant and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in agritourism. A fourth-generation wine industry professional, her focus lies with the grower, the producer. She founded Aquino Baron Consulting, an agritourism consulting company focusing on wineries and cideries throughout the Shenandoah Valley. Learn more at: www.aquinobaron.com. Lisa Archer is a writer, baker, and the editor of edible Blue Ridge . She believes imagination, curiosity and compassion are a person’s greatest assets. She loves a good story. Whether it is ingrained in a loaf of bread, told over a frothy pint, or sprouting from a burgeoning farm, she wants to hear yours. Susanna Byrd has loved the land of central Virginia her whole life, and though she’s spent time on farms from Ohio down to Patagonia, she’s always found her way back home. She was a 2013-14 fellow of the Allegheny Mountain Institute and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Hollins University. She now stewards a small, ecological flower farm west of Charlottesville, Virginia. TimMoore oversees Early Mountain’s culinary program, including our Tasting Room, catering and festival events. He brings the Virginia Table to life, reaping the benefits of living near local farmers and purveyors, while applying his classical technique to develop a modern and accessible menu. After gaining kitchen experience in Richmond, Tim knew his true calling was to become a professional chef. In 2012 Tim began working at e Inn at Little Washington where he acquired skills that fueled his passion and progressed steadily through the kitchen hierarchy. Raised in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Tim loves fishing and spending time outdoors with his family. Christina Nifong is a gardener and home cook, a mother to three, a writer of essays and articles, and the communications and marketing director for Local Environmental Agriculture Project (LEAP). She loves the amazing flavors captured in a meal made with local food, the satisfaction of finding words that make an idea spark from the page, and sharing those passions with friends and family. Find more of Christina’s writing at: www.christinanifong.com. Sara Schober is a food photographer in Roanoke, VA. New to the area, she is looking forward to finding all the great local food and drinks. When she’s not behind a camera, she’s either probably in the kitchen, at the market, or on her family’s homestead learning how to live more sustainably. Follow her adventures on Instagram @saraschober. SuzieWhite lives in Crozet, Virginia and is a teacher, furniture refinisher and a mother of two little kids and one large goldendoodle. She began her baking adventures in the beginning of 2020 and has not stopped since. She draws inspiration from the seasons and the joy she sees in people’s faces as they eat something delicious.

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