Authors

SHARON COLLINS is a Catskills Mountains native and lifelong farmer. She grew up on a dairy farm and transitioned to a pure maple syrup and specialty food manufacturer in 1990. She is a pioneer in the value-added product business. Her fascination with homegrown and locally produced seasonal products has fueled her entire business model as

CHEF MARIE-ANNICK COURTIER is a native of Paris, France, where she learned about gourmet foods and wines in the French tradition. Chef Marie holds a Culinary Arts Degree, has worked with many world-renowned chefs, and runs her own personal chef service. A Certified Fitness Nutritionist and Professional Food Manager, she also teaches cooking and created

DAVID CRY is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Adrenoleukodystrophy Foundation, an organization founded in 2000 to serve the needs of families with the fatal pediatric condition, ALD. David lives his passions daily, having assisted mothers and fathers affected by this terrible condition in over 150 countries. David has established relationships with researchers

DEDE CUMMINGS is a Vermont-based writer, and she is also a public radio commentator for Vermont Public Radio. Her first book, Living with Crohn’s & Colitis was published in 2010. She is also the author of Living with Crohn’s & Colitis Cookbook and Questions for the Dalai Lama. Dede has had her poetry published in

JILL DALTON is the host and co-creator of The Whole Food Plant Based Cooking Show, a YouTube channel and a media platform. She is the co-author of Plant Based Cooking Made Easy with her husband Jeffrey. The couple knew, after making the switch to a whole food plant based diet and experiencing profound changes in

JEFFREY DALTON is the co-creator of The Whole Food Plant Based Cooking Show, a YouTube channel and a media platform. He is the co-author of Plant Based Cooking Made Easy with his wife Jill. The couple knew, after making the switch to a whole food plant based diet and experiencing profound changes in their own

NICHOLE DANDREA-RUSSERT, MS, RDN, has been a registered dietitian nutritionist for 25 years, specializing in heart disease, diabetes, sports nutrition and women’s health. For the past ten years, she has focused on plant-based lifestyles through inspiring and educating people about plant-based eating to optimize their health and the health of the planet. Nichole has been

JAMES EDWARD “EDDIE” DAVIS moved to upstate New York, originally from Washington D.C., to attend SUNY Delhi. Along the way, he fell in love with the culinary arts and began to hone his skills at a local favorite, The Caboose. A skating fanatic and movie buff, he currently resides in Brooklyn where the pavement is

JEAN-PAUL DEDAM, MD, DABMA, is the in-patient physician at the Lovelace Heart Hospital of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He graduated with a B.A. in Biochemistry at Dartmouth and an M.D. through their medical school. He practiced Family Medicine in Lawrence, MA, then worked four years in Indian Health Services as the primary care physician. Jean-Paul

ALVIN N. EDEN, M.D., F.A.A.P., is a clinical professor of Pediatrics at Weill-Cornell College of Cornell University, New York, NY, and chairman emeritus at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. A practicing pediatrician for over 40 years, Dr. Eden has contributed numerous articles to the medical literature and is the author of seven child care