Ira Wallace lives and gardens at Acorn Community Farm in Mineral, Virginia home of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange where she coordinates variety selection and seed growers. Ira serves on the board of the Organic Seed Alliance and is also a co-organizer of the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello. She present at events and writes about heirloom vegetable varieties for magazines and blogs including Mother Earth News, Fine Gardening, and Southern Exposure.