Susan Crowther graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and eventually ran her own catering business—Susie’s Menu. Susie's passions encompass cooking, writing, and health. She has worn several hats: cook, chef, caterer, nutritionist, massage therapist, health educator, college professor, and mom. She sells her fermented goodies under the name FerMont in and around her hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont.

Julie Fallone has made food her career and passion from an early age. She has run a restaurant kitchen and a catering company and written a newspaper food column. Today she devotes her time to food photography, recipe testing, and jewelry making from her Baltimore apartment.