Marie Iannotti is a longtime Master Gardener the former owner of Yore Vegetables, an heirloom seedling nursery. She also served as a Cornell Cooperative Extension Horticulture educator and as a Master Gardener program coordinator. Her writing has been featured in newspapers and magazines throughout the country and she has appeared on Martha Stewart Living Radio and National Public Radio. She is the former editor of "The Mid-Hudson Gardening Guide". She lives in Lake Katrine, NY.